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Pandemics, Protests, and the Continuing Legacy of Slavery
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 […]
The Last Days of Ptolemy Grey – Virtual Q&A With Walter Mosley & Jelani Cobb
The Last Days of Ptolemy Grey – Virtual Q&A With Walter Mosley & Jelani Cobb
JOIN US FOR A VIRTUAL Q&A WITH AUTHOR AND CREATOR WALTER MOSLEY OF THE LAST DAYS OF PTOLEMY GREY MODERATED BY JELANI COBB. Sign up below to receive a link to join the conversation on Wednesday, March 30th at 7pm ET / 4pm PT. This will be on a first come, first serve basis until capacity is reached. […]
You’re Invited to the Chicago Opera Theater Lunch & Learn Event
You’re Invited to the Chicago Opera Theater Lunch & Learn Event
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 […]
Forum Webinar: Brown v. Board: A Tale of 3 (Delaware) Schools
Forum Webinar: Brown v. Board: A Tale of 3 (Delaware) Schools
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 […]
Hidden in Full View and The Silent Shore: A Story of Truth, Racial Healing, and Transformation
Hidden in Full View and The Silent Shore: A Story of Truth, Racial Healing, and Transformation
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 […]
Critical Conversations: Two Women Bridge the Racial Divide
Critical Conversations: Two Women Bridge the Racial Divide
Part of our Critical Conversations Series, featuring Polly Sheppard and Margaret Seidler. Moderated by Bernard Powers and Marjory Wentworth. About this event "Two Women Bridge the Racial Divide in a Civil Rights Journey" will be a fireside chat featuring Polly Sheppard, survivor of the Mother Emanuel AME shooting, and Margaret Seidler, a descendant […]
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ASALH Manhattan Branch Event, “Slave Medicine to Sanitarium in Harlem”
ASALH Manhattan Branch Event, “Slave Medicine to Sanitarium in Harlem”
Vice President Constance Diggs will present "Slave Medicine to Sanitarium in Harlem" This event will be held online via Zoom. Zoom link
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Maryland Commission on African American History & Culture Public Teleconference Meeting
Maryland Commission on African American History & Culture Public Teleconference Meeting
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 […]
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National Underground Railroad Network to Freedom Program’s Open House
National Underground Railroad Network to Freedom Program’s Open House
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 […]
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ASALH Margaret and Robert Garner Branch of Cincinnati, Saturday 4/9 Monthly Meeting
ASALH Margaret and Robert Garner Branch of Cincinnati, Saturday 4/9 Monthly Meeting
Program begins at 1pm Topic: Are there Disparities in Healthcare Cost for the Black Community?
ASALH Charleston Area Branch Event, Social Determinants of Black Health and Wellness
ASALH Charleston Area Branch Event, Social Determinants of Black Health and Wellness
The Charleston Area Branch of the Association for the Study of African American Life and History (ASALH) is hosting a series of programs focusing on Black health and wellness in honor of National Minority Health Month. Join us for an interactive virtual forum as we define the social factors that impact health and ways we […]
ASALH W. Marvin Dulaney D/FW ASALH Branch Virtual Book Review: Visualizing Equality: African American Rights and Visual Culture in-the 19th Century
ASALH W. Marvin Dulaney D/FW ASALH Branch Virtual Book Review: Visualizing Equality: African American Rights and Visual Culture in-the 19th Century
The fight for racial equality in the nineteenth century played out not only in marches and political conventions but also in the print and visual culture created and disseminated throughout the United States by African Americans. African Americans activists seized these opportunities and produced images that advanced campaigns for black rights. Zoom link will be […]
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ASALH Greater Kansas City Black History Study Group Branch Monthly Meeting
ASALH Greater Kansas City Black History Study Group Branch Monthly Meeting
ASALH Greater Kansas City Black History Study Group Branch Monthly Meeting April 19, 2022 6pm CST
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Report on Gender Discrimination and Sexual Harassment in History Organizations
Report on Gender Discrimination and Sexual Harassment in History Organizations
On April 14th, the National Council on Public History (NCPH) and AASLH released a first-of-its-kind report on the prevalence of gender discrimination and sexual harassment in history organizations in the United States. Significant findings include: Seventy-six percent of respondents reported experiencing gender discrimination and/or sexual harassment personally and 61% reported they know someone who had. […]
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ASALH Margaret and Robert Garner Branch of Cincinnati, Sunday 4/24th (4th Part) Alternative Medicine Series
ASALH Margaret and Robert Garner Branch of Cincinnati, Sunday 4/24th (4th Part) Alternative Medicine Series
Topic: Traditional Chinese, Chiropractic and Osteopathic Medicine What can we learn?
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Radcliffe Fellow Present: The Descendants (A Novel)
Radcliffe Fellow Present: The Descendants (A Novel)
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 […]
Preserve the Past, Build for the Future Webinar Series
Preserve the Past, Build for the Future Webinar Series
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 […]
