Freedom Schools at the African American Museum of Dallas

Name: Freedom Schools at the African American Museum of Dallas
Start: 2025-06-28T15:00:00-05:00
End: 2025-06-28T17:00:00-05:00
Location: African American Museum of Dallas

June 28 @ 3:00 pm - 5:00 pm CDT

A partial calendar on the left is set against a bright yellow background, with BRANCH EVENTS in bold, dark blue text—perfect for tracking Archive highlights and celebrating ASALH Membership activities.

In-Person Event | June 14 through August 23, 2025 | 3:00 p.m. CST

Learn the history they don’t want you to know.

The W. M. Dulaney Branch of ASALH invites you to join our Freedom School, a powerful summer program taught by Dr. Dinkinesh Madiba (aka Lucy Houston) at the African American Museum in Dallas.

ASALH—the Association for the Study of African American Life and History—was founded by Dr. Carter G. Woodson to preserve and teach Black history year-round. Its mission: “Promote, research, preserve, interpret and disseminate information about Black life, history and culture to the global community.”

Freedom Schools have deep roots. After Emancipation and again during the 1960s Civil Rights Movement, they served as spaces for truth-telling, empowerment, and resistance, teaching Black history when the state refused to. We continue that legacy today.

Saturday’s Freedom School Topic – June 28, 2025
3-5 p.m. at the African American Museum

The Maafa: The Transatlantic Slave Trade & The Establishment of Chattel Slavery
“Maafa” is a Swahili word used to describe the transatlantic slave trade and its devastating impact on African peoples. The term literally translates to “great disaster” or “great tragedy.”

It’s not too late to join
Classes every Saturday until August 23, 2025
JULY 5 – NO CLASS