Bridging Worlds: Beth Ann Stewart Campbell and Interpreting for the Deaf | Civic Season 2025

Based on the work of Jodi Becker Beth Ann Stewart Campbell was bilingual from the start. Her parents, Zelma and Arnold Moon, grew up together, …

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Pioneer Day: Celebrating the State of Utah  | Civic Season 2025

July 24 is celebrated annually in Utah as Pioneer Day, an official state holiday. Though the holiday is often understood as commemorating one specific moment …

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Sparks of Celebration: A look at Utah’s firework traditions | Civic Season 2025

One of the most iconic ways to end a full day of Fourth of July activities is a good old-fashioned firework show. The flashes, booms, …

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Civil Rights Act and Desegregation in Utah | Civic Season 2025

On July 2, 1964, Martin Luther King Jr. stood slightly to the right of Lyndon B. Johnson watching the president sign into law civil rights …

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26th Amendment: Old Enough to Fight, Old Enough to Vote | Civic Season 2025

Jennings Randolph started a three-decade crusade as a West Virginia congressman to lower the voting age from 21 to 18. His first attempt at an …

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The Stonewall Legacy in Utah | Civic Season 2025

Updated Sept. 19, 2025, with the help of Connell O’Donovan. The New York City police raid on the Stonewall Inn, located on Christopher Street, on …

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Juneteenth Commemorations in Utah | Civic Season 2025

On Juneteenth, Americans remember the end of slavery in the United States. On June 19, 1865, the news of emancipation finally reached Galveston, Texas, where …

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Loving Day and the End of Utah’s Interracial Marriage Ban | Civic Season 2025

On the eve of the 1963 state legislative session, the Japanese American Citizens League (JACL) and Utah Citizens Organization for Civil Rights (UCOCR) hosted a …

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Utah’s Own Betsy Ross | Civic Season 2025

You may know the story of Betsy Ross, even though historians debate whether she was really the one to sew the first American flag as …

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Zitkála-Šá: Creating Impact through Creativity  | Civic Season 2025

On June 2, 1924, the United States Congress passed the Indian Citizenship Act. Many Americans lobbied and advocated for this legislation, which finally granted Native …

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