Join us for a symposium in Greensboro and Winston-Salem hosted by Guilford College and Wake Forest University. Day one will be held in Greensboro and Day two will be in Winston-Salem. The conference will feature tours of historic sites in the region, including the Old Salem’s Hidden Town Project, Salem College and Academy, Blandwood's Thomas Day Exhibit, the International […]
As part of the work of the National Trust’s African American Cultural Heritage Action Fund, the Trust has been working to expand the narrative around the Supreme Court case that came to be known as Brown v. Board of Education. While often thought of as a single case, Brown v. Board was a portfolio of […]
You are cordially invited to join Chicago Opera Theater for the presentation of an informative, lecture-style “lunch & learn” webinar event with the Historical Consultant of Quamino’s Map, S.I. Martin. The plot of this opera, whose world premiere will be on April 23, 2022, is loosely inspired by Martin’s novel Incomparable World. Martin’s presentation will center […]
Please join Charles L. Chavis, Jr., for a virtual screening of the short film Hidden in Full View, the story of the lynching of Matthew Williams in Salisbury, Maryland, in 1931. This film is the first in a series “that follows the story of brave descendants and witnesses willing to use the truth to fuel restorative […]
The Maryland Commission on African American History and Culture (MCAAHC) is committed to discovering, documenting, preserving, collecting, and promoting Maryland's African American heritage. The Commission also provides technical assistance to institutions and groups with similar objectives. Through the accomplishment of this mission, the MCAAHC seeks to educate Maryland citizens and its visitors about the significant […]
Utilizing the experience and knowledge of local area experts and finding ways to engage our community’s youth are vital components to the future of historic preservation of the Underground Railroad. The Forever Free Mentoring Program coordinates a multi-generational community effort that provides unique opportunities for high school and college students to work directly with local […]
A presentation from 2021–2022 Radcliffe Fellow Ladee Hubbard Ladee Hubbard is a writer whose most recent novel is The Rib King (Amistad, 2021). She is writing a novel that examines the implications of the ways in which Black people in the United States have historically been represented as an internal threat to both public health […]
Thank you for your interest in Preserve the Past, Build For the Future, a four-part webinar series presented by the Advisory Council on Historic Preservation. We hope for those of you who have attended, you found the programs to be interesting and beneficial. You can view the recordings of the first three webinars on the […]
