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 16 … Henry Louis Gates Jr. is a preeminent American scholar, cultural historian, and public intellectual whose work has…
September 18 … The Fugitive Slave Act of 1850 was one of the most controversial laws in American history, strengthening…
September 19 … The Camilla Massacre was a violent episode during the Reconstruction era in Georgia that exposed the deep…
September 19 … The town of Summit in Oklahoma is a small, but historically significant community whose roots as an…
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…