History
Featured Internships
- Glen Echo Oral History Project by the National Park Service – You can be a part of history by interviewing and recording stories of Civil Rights leaders who worked to desegregate the Glen Echo amusement park.
- Department of Justice, Human Rights Division – This office of the Department of Justice was established to enforce a federal statute that protects U.S. citizens and work-authorized non-citizens from specific types of employment discrimination. Use whatever skills you bring, among graduate law students and DOJ staff; their greatest needs are in new/social media and outreach.
- Legacies of War is offering an Advocacy Internship in which a motivated student with strong diplomatic skills and an interest in peace and public policy could get hands-on experience in advocacy and public relations at an organization that has already taken great strides in moving the U.S. to clean up cluster bombs and offer financial assistance in rebuilding.
- Smithsonian Anacostia Community Museum – Work with Smithsonian curators and researchers on exhibits pertaining to the history and culture of the Anacostia Neighborhood of Southeast DC.
Museums
- The National Museum of American History
- The National Portrait Gallery
- The Smithsonian’s National Museum of African American History and Culture
- Sewall-Belmont House & Museum
- Anacostia Community Museum
- The Smithsonian’s National Museum of African American History and Culture
Libraries & Archives
- Library of Congress
- National Archives
- National Security Archive – A non-governmental organization that researches declassified government documents
Research Internships
- The Cold War International History Project at the Woodrow Wilson Center
- Glen Echo Oral History Project
Government
History Education
- Bell Multicultural High School
- Academy of Hope GED and literacy adult education
- CARECEN (Central American Resource Center)
- Civic Participation Program Citizenship classes
See Also:
Pre-law and Politics