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Smithsonian exhibit 'Voices and Votes: Democracy in America' tours through Illinois | Community Voices

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Thanks to the Illinois Humanities and the Smithsonian Institution, an exhibit titled "Voices and Votes: Democracy in America" is touring through Illinois and making a stop in Jacksonville, Ill. in late 2021, and Clinton, Ill. in early 2022. Matt Meacham the Program Manager of Statewide Engagement at the Illinois Humanities spoke to Community Voices about this exhibit as well as another traveling exhibit titled "Illinois Freedom Project."

Vanessa was the Community Voices Production Coordinator at NPR Illinois from 2021-2025. She continues her passion for broadcasting as a co-host of the Beyond the Mouse podcast for the Front Row Network.
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