{"id":7347,"date":"2026-06-18T07:30:00","date_gmt":"2026-06-18T11:30:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www2.hshsl.umaryland.edu\/hslupdates\/?p=7347"},"modified":"2026-06-17T14:34:40","modified_gmt":"2026-06-17T18:34:40","slug":"exploring-civic-season-through-film-a-curated-playlist-from-hshsl","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www2.hshsl.umaryland.edu\/hslupdates\/?p=7347","title":{"rendered":"Exploring Civic Season Through Film: A Curated Playlist from HSHSL"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"alignleft size-full is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1664\" height=\"2350\" src=\"https:\/\/www2.hshsl.umaryland.edu\/hslupdates\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/CivicSeasonFilmThumbnails.png\" alt=\"Selection of film thumbnail images from the AVON database:  Juneteenth: Faith &amp; Freedom; The American Revolution: Voices: American Historia; and Citizen Nation.\" class=\"wp-image-7348\" style=\"width:355px;height:auto\"\/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\"><sup><em>A selection of titles from the AVON databasse<\/em><\/sup><\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n<p>Each year from Juneteenth (June 19) through Independence Day (July 4), <a href=\"https:\/\/nam11.safelinks.protection.outlook.com\/?url=http%3A%2F%2Fthecivicseason.com%2F&amp;data=05%7C02%7Cebrown%40hshsl.umaryland.edu%7C3c0cfdd167dc4ccecf4708decbddbaa5%7C3dcdbc4a7e4c407b80f77fb6757182f2%7C0%7C0%7C639172350449491345%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJFbXB0eU1hcGkiOnRydWUsIlYiOiIwLjAuMDAwMCIsIlAiOiJXaW4zMiIsIkFOIjoiTWFpbCIsIldUIjoyfQ%3D%3D%7C0%7C%7C%7C&amp;sdata=qIyR2WWX0ABaaI%2FhmSEkVLV0U3UoxkKojC89tBLDjNg%3D&amp;reserved=0\"><strong>Civic Season<\/strong><\/a> invites us to reflect on the American story (including its histories, tensions, and possibilities)&nbsp;and consider our role in shaping what comes next.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>At HSHSL, we\u2019re supporting Civic Season by sharing a curated streaming playlist of films and documentaries available through <a href=\"https:\/\/gateway.hshsl.umaryland.edu\/eresources.cfm?id=7225\"><strong>Academic Video Online (AVON)<\/strong><\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\ud83c\udf86&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/nam11.safelinks.protection.outlook.com\/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fvideo.alexanderstreet.com%2Fplaylist%2F0hne2d9k6sqjgd0&amp;data=05%7C02%7Cebrown%40hshsl.umaryland.edu%7C3c0cfdd167dc4ccecf4708decbddbaa5%7C3dcdbc4a7e4c407b80f77fb6757182f2%7C0%7C0%7C639172350449518515%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJFbXB0eU1hcGkiOnRydWUsIlYiOiIwLjAuMDAwMCIsIlAiOiJXaW4zMiIsIkFOIjoiTWFpbCIsIldUIjoyfQ%3D%3D%7C0%7C%7C%7C&amp;sdata=64Euk4GYm%2Bb0XIOAVTaDd64XIKmKh5o2Of70G6vuUoo%3D&amp;reserved=0\">Explore our Civic Season playlist here<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/>\n\n\n\n<p>This playlist includes a range of powerful works, including:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><em>Juneteenth: Faith &amp; Freedom<\/em><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><em>Ken Burns\u2019s The American Revolution<\/em><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><em>Making Black America<\/em><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><em>American Historia: The Untold History of Latinos<\/em><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>These films and docuseries&nbsp;explore themes of freedom, civic identity, social justice, and the diverse experiences that shape the American narrative.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/>\n\n\n\n<p>All titles in this playlist are available to <strong>UMB students, faculty, and staff<\/strong> through HSHSL\u2019s subscription to AVON. Here&#8217;s how you can watch:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Stream films directly in your browser<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Log in with your UMB credentials if prompted (especially off campus)<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Use for personal learning, teaching, or group discussion<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>We invite you to explore the playlist and reflect on how these stories inform our understanding of civic life, both past and present.<br><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Each year from Juneteenth (June 19) through Independence Day (July 4), Civic Season invites us to reflect on the American story (including its histories, tensions, and possibilities)&nbsp;and consider our role in shaping what comes next. At HSHSL, we\u2019re supporting Civic &hellip; <a href=\"https:\/\/www2.hshsl.umaryland.edu\/hslupdates\/?p=7347\">Continue reading <span class=\"meta-nav\">&rarr;<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":5,"featured_media":7348,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[22,20],"tags":[1005,486,382],"class_list":["post-7347","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-announcement","category-resources","tag-avon-database","tag-independence-day","tag-juneteenth"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www2.hshsl.umaryland.edu\/hslupdates\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/7347"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www2.hshsl.umaryland.edu\/hslupdates\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www2.hshsl.umaryland.edu\/hslupdates\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www2.hshsl.umaryland.edu\/hslupdates\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/5"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www2.hshsl.umaryland.edu\/hslupdates\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=7347"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/www2.hshsl.umaryland.edu\/hslupdates\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/7347\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":7350,"href":"https:\/\/www2.hshsl.umaryland.edu\/hslupdates\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/7347\/revisions\/7350"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www2.hshsl.umaryland.edu\/hslupdates\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/media\/7348"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www2.hshsl.umaryland.edu\/hslupdates\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=7347"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www2.hshsl.umaryland.edu\/hslupdates\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=7347"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www2.hshsl.umaryland.edu\/hslupdates\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=7347"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}