Visiting museums and galleries can be a first step in learning about civics! From June through September, visit each participating museum and gallery to get your passport stamped, then be […]
View this discussion at the Library of Virginia with author Larry Roeder and Nathan Bailey about a Loudoun County, Virginia, community that overcame the cultural and legal hurdles of systematic […]
This excerpt from "Resurrecting Forest Grove" highlights prohibition, organized crime, second wave immigrants, America First movement, and the rise of the Ku Klux Klan in 1920s Iowa.
Explore Black History in Iowa Saturday, June 14 • 9 a.m.-4 p.m. All presentations, activities, and pizza included with $20 General Admission! Although Iowa entered the Union as a free […]
Since 1619, people of African ancestry have been woven into the American tapestry. Our Faces of Freedom full-day event celebrates Africans and African Americans from the 1600s to today. Atumpan […]
FREE AND OPEN TO THE PUBLIC FROM 2-8 PM. Featuring live music by the Orrin Evans Trio, The Dynamic Miss Faye Carol & Tyreek McDole Quintet. These three stellar bands exemplify […]
The multicultural Benkadi Drum and Dance group returns to the JFK Presidential Library and Museum to perform new dances showcasing traditional West African rhythms and movements. With vivid costumes, interpretive […]
Presented as part of the From Slavery to Freedom Film Series, “American Coup: Wilmington 1898” tells the little-known story of a deadly race massacre and carefully orchestrated insurrection in North […]
On the 1st and 3rd Tuesday of every month, Fairfield hosts a lab night where the public can wash artifacts from current excavations alongside staff archaeologists. On June 17, our […]
Discover the history of Juneteenth through arts, crafts, and other hands-on activities. Information: sch107@henrico.gov
Join Virginia Humanities Fellow Tev'n Powers for an online discussion about his research at the Library of Virginia to develop Fugitive Data Portraits, a new website to amplify collective and […]
Join Dr. Kathy Bullock, renowned educator and performer, for an interactive sing-along program exploring songs of slavery and emancipation. Dr. Bullock reveals the deep resilience, faith, and longing for freedom […]