History
Study and interpretation of past events, societies, and cultures, based on evidence, to understand how they have shaped the present and influence the future.
Upcoming Events
September 22 … Betty Reid Soskin was a historian, activist, songwriter, and National Park Service ranger whose life embodied American…
September 22 … James Lawson — minister, theologian, and civil rights strategist — profoundly shaped the modern Civil Rights Movement…
September 24 … The National Museum of African American History and Culture (NMAAHC) is a monumental achievement in the effort…
September 23 … The Ben Moore Hotel — a historically significant Black-owned hotel that provided lodging and a safe gathering…
September 26 … The town of Boley in Oklahoma is one of the most prominent of the historic All-Black towns…
September 27 … The Motown Museum stands as a living monument to the sound that transformed American music and reshaped…
September 30 … The California African American Museum (CAAM) has been a cornerstone institution in Los Angeles dedicated to documenting,…
October 2 … Nat Turner was an enslaved preacher whose 1831 rebellion in Virginia became one of the most consequential…
October 3 … Timothy Thomas Fortune was a pioneering journalist, editor, orator, and organizer whose militant advocacy and leadership in…
October 4 … The town of Vernon in Oklahoma is a small, but culturally and historically significant community, one of…