Monticello's Director of African American History Niya Bates discusses the descendants of Monticello's enslaved community and their struggle over generations to make real the promises of the Declaration of Independence.
In honor of Juneteenth, here are a few documents in the American Civil War Museum’s collection associated with emancipation and its celebration, including an illustration from 1877.
Historians Dr. Martha S Jones and Dr. Christopher Bonner investigate with host Liz Covart what the Fourth of July meant for African Americans in the late eighteenth and early nineteenth centuries on this podcast.
Slavery is fundamental to the American story. Monticello is simultaneously a place to remember, a place to mourn, and a place to inspire change. How can Monticello’s duality – the pain and beauty of one of America’s best-studied and preserved plantations – advance a national dialogue on race? What is the role of cultural monuments […]
First-person interpretation can help the past come alive, but it can be a heavy responsibility—especially when sharing difficult history. Portraying an enslaved person can be especially challenging, both professionally and personally. Richard M. Josey discusses his years as a first-person interpreter, the lessons he learned, and how he now shares those lessons as a consultant […]
Three members of the Iowa Tribe of Kansas and Nebraska visit a U.S. Indian Boarding School in Genoa, Nebraska where their mother spent her childhood. They reflect on the effect the boarding school had on her and other Native American children who lost their language, culture and contact with their tribal elders.
"Seven Generations" illuminates a history of resistance and its ongoing legacy in New Mexico.
Ending slavery in America required so much more than official declarations and battlefield victories. Freedom gets built up over time—through a billion tiny, everyday acts. It’s there in the chance to enlist and fight for a cause. It’s there in the effort to reunite families torn apart by the cruelty of slave trading. It’s there […]
Virtually travel to Philadelphia and visit places of historical significance to the Jewish and Black communities as Rabbi Shira and Reverend Kearney discuss the work of seeking justice, past and future. As has become the tradition for this long-standing event, hear some soul-lifting music from Sixth & I and Turner Memorial AME choirs and listen […]
Civics Unplugged and Points of Light are partnering to celebrate the brilliance and beauty of Black history and culture and begin charting the path towards an equitable and restorative future. We will have a panel featuring civil rights advocates from various intersections to discuss how we can empower youth to address various facets of systemic […]
Celebrate Pride month and join us to explore the life and impact of Bayard Rustin, a civil rights leader and openly gay man. Talk to one of the co-authors of Troublemaker for Justice, Michael G. Long, and dig into Rustin’s adherence to non-violence and civil disobedience, and his belief in the value of community organizing. […]
Join Atlanta History Center for a free Author Talk featuring Pulitzer Prize-winning historian Dr. Annette Gordon-Reed. Dr. Gordon-Reed will be discussing her new book, On Juneteenth, with journalist Virginia Prescott. There will be a recording available on YouTube a few days after the event.