In this conversation we’ll explore the language of hate vs. the language of dissent, who decides who is allowed to speak and how, and the responsibility of the media consumer in safeguarding free speech issues. With Jonathan Friedman, project director for campus free speech at PEN America; Allen Johnson, Editorial Page Editor at the Greensboro […]

Jay Callahan, local Revolutionary War reenactor and speaker, will talk about this familiar battle from the British perspective. Social time begins at 10, with the program at 10:30. Guests welcome. For more information, call Sandra Canipe at 336.273.6491

Looking to learn more about your family? Genealogists from the African American Historical and Genealogical Society (AAHGS) will help close the gaps often found in the lineage of African Americans due to slavery and family separations. Participants will complete a pedigree chart and then have an opportunity to take part in a 20 minute personal […]

Celebrate Great Leap of Faith Day at the Greensboro History Museum.  Visit the Smithsonian traveling exhibition American Democracy: A Great Leap of Faith and enjoy a special program of songs from Counterpoint from Triad Pride Performing Arts in the museum auditorium at 2 pm.

Screening of The Green Book Guide to Freedom documentary, followed by a panel discussion of elders and experts. This evening begins with the launch of the new traveling exhibit “Navigating Jim Crow: The Green Book and Oasis Spaces in North Carolina.” Developed by the NC African American Heritage Commission with funding from the Institute of […]

Special guest speaker Betsy Greer will discuss Craftivism, community building and crafting civic engagement. A panel with Greensboro artist Sunny Gravely and craftivist Kathy Newsom follows Greer’s talk. Betsy Greer is author of Knitting for Good! and editor of the anthology Craftivism: The Art of Craft and Activism. Her online projects include http://craftivism.com and http://youaresoverybeautiful.com/. […]

Reflections on Memorials, and Landscapes of Oppression and Uplift, with Dr. Valerie Johnson, Dean of the School of Arts & Sciences at Shaw University. Reception at 5 pm / lecture at 5:30 pm Co-sponsored by the Mellon-funded Transforming the Humanities initiative, UNCG Archaeology Program and UNCG Department of Classical Studies

Try your hand at American bracketology, Where Do You Stand?, striking a Four Freedoms pose, Gerrymander Madness: The Anti-Democracy VR Game and much more at an after hours event for the whole family!

Our partners at Beta Nu Zeta chapter of Zeta Phi Beta Inc. have decided to postpone this program. The Zeta Phi Beta Community Voices display will remain on view through Sunday, March 22 in the museum lobby. Visit http://greensborohistory.org for other program and exhibition updates --- 100 years of Zeta Phi Beta Sorority will be […]

Gayle Fripp, Guilford County historian, will talk about her recent book, Faith on the Move, and the influence of the Methodist denomination in Greensboro. Social time begins at 10, with the program at 10:30. Guests welcome. For more information, call Sandra Canipe at 336.273.6491