‘Coconut farmers for Harris,’ influencers and vertical signs – Smithsonian curators’ encounters at the Democratic National Convention

By Claire Jerry, Political History Curator, Smithsonian Institution
Lisa Kathleen Graddy, Political History Curator, Smithsonian Institution

At the 2024 Democratic National Convention alongside politicians and delegates from across the country are political history curators from the Smithsonian’s National Museum of American History, who are collecting what museum curators call “ephemera” – items that people wear, carry, hand out, display or otherwise use during the convention.

The Conversation U.S. politics editor Jeff Inglis spoke with Claire Jerry and Lisa…

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~	Zimbabwe wants digital payments to build trust in its newest currency. Why technology alone won’t be enough to save the ZiG

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~	In Brazil’s elections, big techs’ transparency and cooperation policies translate as governance washing, according to this expert

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