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DESCRIPTION:\n<span style="color: purple\;"><strong>About the Exhibition</s
 trong>\n\nThrough the diverse perspectives of seven ordinary citizens whos
 e lives and communities were forever changed by World War II\, this exhibi
 tion asks visitors to think critically about freedom\, history\, and\, ult
 imately\, the ongoing struggle to live democratically in a diverse America
 .\n\n<em>Fighting For Democracy: Who is the &ldquo\;We&rdquo\; in &ldquo\;
 We\, the People&rdquo\;?</em>&nbsp\;is presented by the&nbsp\;<a href="htt
 p://www.ncdemocracy.org/">National Center for the Preservation of Democrac
 y</a>\, an educational program of the Japanese American National Museum\, 
 to advance the understanding of\, and commitment to\, American democratic 
 ideals. The Los Angeles exhibition opened in October\, 2005\, and was made
  possible with major support provided by the U.S. Army Center for Military
  History.\n\n<span style="color: purple\;"><strong>About the National Cons
 titution Center Presentation</strong>\n\nA groundbreaking exhibit-theater 
 hybrid\,&nbsp\;<em>Fighting For Democracy: Who is the &ldquo\;We&rdquo\; i
 n &ldquo\;We\, the People&rdquo\;?</em>&nbsp\;immerses visitors in the Wor
 ld War II era through a uniquely personal perspective. Featuring letters\,
  photos\, newspapers\, films and immigration documents\, this interactive\
 , multimedia exhibition traces the real experiences of seven diverse Ameri
 cans who struggled for equal rights and expanded the definition of &ldquo\
 ;we&rdquo\; in &ldquo\;We the People.&rdquo\;\n\nTo complement the exhibit
 ion and further bring their stories to life\, the Center will present an o
 riginal\, live theater performance produced collaboratively with Philadelp
 hia&rsquo\;s premier theater artists.&nbsp\;<em>Fighting for Democracy</em
 >&nbsp\;reveals how World War II was a pivotal time for women and minoriti
 es&mdash\;and connects powerfully with current debates about immigration\,
  citizenship and civil rights in America.\n\n<strong>National Constitution
  Center</strong>\nIndependence Mall\n525 Arch Street\nPhiladelphia\, PA 19
 106\n\nFor more information about this presentation\, contact 215.409.6600
 \, or visit<a href="http://www.constitutioncenter.org/" target="_blank">ww
 w.constitutioncenter.org</a>\n\nFor more information about the exhibition 
 and a listing of other venues\, to explore an online version\, or to downl
 oad the accompanying Educator&rsquo\;s Resource Guide\, visit&nbsp\;<a hre
 f="http://www.ncdemocracy.org/node/1097">ncdemocracy.org</a>.\n\n<em>Fight
 ing for Democracy</em>&nbsp\;is presented by the National Constitution Cen
 ter in partnership with the National Center for the Preservation of Democr
 acy\, an educational program of the Japanese American National Museum\, to
  advance the understanding of\, and commitment to\, American democratic id
 eals. The Los Angeles exhibition and traveling version are funded in part 
 by the U.S. Army Center of Military History. The traveling exhibition ten-
 city tour has been made possible through the generous support of The Boein
 g Company.\n\nThe National Constitution Center thanks the following for ge
 nerously underwriting the Philadelphia production of&nbsp\;<em>Fighting fo
 r Democracy</em>: CHG Charitable Trust\; Dolfinger-McMahon Foundation\; Do
 rrance H. Hamilton\; Heritage Philadelphia Program\, a program of The Pew 
 Center for Arts &amp\; Heritage\; Macy&rsquo\;s\; National Endowment for t
 he Arts\; Team Clean\; Verizon\; Wyncote Foundation\; William M. King Char
 itable Foundation.\n\n<em>PHOTO CREDITS &ndash\; Bill: National Archives (
 018-T-44K-13)\; Carl: National Archives (NWDNS-127-MN-83714)\; Domingo: Co
 llection of Domingo Los Ba&ntilde\;os (NCPD.17.2005.104)\; Frances: From t
 he Frances Slanger Collection in The Howard Gotlieb Archival Research Cent
 er at Boston University (NCPD.30.2005.24)\; George: Gift of Mary S. Tomina
 ga\, Japanese American National Museum (94.49.28)\; Hazel: The Woman&rsquo
 \;s Collection\, Texas Woman&rsquo\;s University (MSS.358)\; H&eacute\;cto
 r: Dr. H&eacute\;ctor P. Garc&iacute\;a Papers\, Special Collections &amp\
 ; Archives\, Texas A&amp\;M University&ndash\;Corpus Christi Bell Library 
 (NCPD.1.2004.30).</em>\n
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SUMMARY:EXHIBITION: Fighting For Democracy: Who is the "We" in "We\, the Pe
 ople"?
URL:/en/events/2011/10/14/exhibition-fighting-for-democracy-who-is-the-we/
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