The Museum of Us' "Race: Are We So Different?" virtual exhibit explains the origins of race and racism, and helps us understand how to deal with them in productive, enlightening ways. Most of what we think about race is based on myth, folklore, or assumptions unsupported by genetics or biology.
Warning Signs: Lincoln’s Response to Rising Tensions in the 1850s features four short films that help us understand our present reality. Explore different perspectives about an extremely polarized moment in U.S. history and what it reveals about maintaining a healthy democracy today. The films feature three dynamic experts who focus on how polarization before the […]
This series of conversations on creativity, history and leadership brings together scholars, artists and other thought-leaders as they think aloud about the future of the arts, civics and history. With each conversation, we connect the lessons of the Civil War, Lincoln's presidency, theatre, arts and education to our contemporary life. Nine episodes are available as […]
Women across disciplines are fighting for gender equity by revising history’s dominant narratives. Watch a conversation that explores how this rewriting extends beyond the page and into our society. Amy Padnani, creator of the New York Times “Overlooked” series; Jodie Patterson, a social activist, entrepreneur and writer; and Hilary Sample, architect, principal and cofounder of […]
Neighborhood House and Better Days invite you to a marker dedication for Emma McVicker on the National Votes for Women Trail. A suffragist, educator, and advocate for women and children, McVicker became the first woman in Utah’s executive branch of government when she served as the State Superintendent of Schools in 1900. She founded Neighborhood […]
LGBTQIA+ St. Louisans have lived, loved, and made history in every corner of the region. This bus tour will journey through storied “gayborhoods” on both sides of the Mississippi, and we’ll discuss three centuries of the Gateway City’s queer past. See STL bus tours are 2 hours in length and feature multiple stops where you […]
“We shall overcome because the arc of the moral universe is long, but it bends toward justice,” declared Martin Luther King, Jr. in 1968. By the time you read that quote at the conclusion of this walk you will have encountered the author of the Declaration of Independence, drafter of the country’s first bill of […]
The National AIDS Memorial will mark the 35th anniversary of the AIDS Memorial Quilt with an historic outdoor display in Golden Gate Park that will feature nearly 3,000 hand-stitched panels of the Quilt. An opening ceremony and traditional Quilt unfolding will start at 9:30 am on the 11th, followed by the continuous reading of names […]
Cohosted by the GLBT Historical Society and San Francisco State University, this conference will look back at 500 years of LGBTQ history in the U.S. Join the conference University campus - or look for the panels that will be available via Zoom. Be part of discovering and uplifting the lived experiences of LBGTQ individuals, past […]
The Albemarle Charlottesville Historical Society has launched a major oral history project called “Race & Sports: Athletics and Desegregation in Central Virginia.” This project seeks to collect and preserve the memories of those involved in Central Virginia public school sports during the period of Massive Resistance and desegregation. We are building a database of interviews […]
This webinar, hosted by play experts Education for Sharing and The History Co:Lab, will offer fun and engaging techniques for young parents and educators to nurture the civic capabilities of the kids in their care through play. This will be a very interactive and lively webinar with the goal of providing participants with concrete tools […]
Create action steps towards envisioning a more equitable future with our bi-monthly webinar series. Join the June conversation, "Gender Identity Respect, Dignity, and Safety in NY Prisons" on June 17. We will be looking at Senate Bill S6677A, which ensures gender identity respect, dignity, and safety in prisons. This panel discussion will feature the bill's […]