Author Elizabeth Rosner’s 2017 memoir “Survivor Café: The Legacy of Trauma and the Labyrinth of Memory” was a finalist for the National Jewish Book Award and a San Francisco Chronicle Best Book of the year. In it, she connects her own family story to a broader examination of how atrocities can shape the memories of […]

Learn the story behind the creation of a Holocaust memorial in Greensboro through a conversation with the people behind it, including artist Victoria Milstein, Holocaust educator Shelly Weiner, Greensboro Jewish Federation’s Executive Director Marilyn Forman Chandler and Holocaust scholar David M. Crowe, Presidential Fellow at Chapman University and Professor Emeritus of History & Law at […]

Join the Greensboro Public Library and Greensboro History Museum for the premiere of "O. Henry's Gift of the Magi: A Community Read." This new video brings people from across Greensboro together to read O. Henry's holiday classic. Some of our readers will be on hand to share thoughts about the story, the season and more! […]

We're partnering with Action Greensboro to collect your 2021 New Year’s resolutions as part of our History Happening Now initiative. What are you resolve to do in 2021? Call or text with your resolution using our #ResolutionGSO hotline at 336-543-0440!

Join National Park Interpretation Ranger Jason Baum from Guilford Courthouse National Military Park for a look into some lesser-known facts about the American Revolution. Click below to register on Zoom. Register Sponsored by the Greensboro Public Library and Greensboro History Museum

In light of the pandemic, the Greensboro Human Rights Commission is hosting a virtual MLK Memorial event in place of the annual breakfast. A free video production honoring Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.’s legacy airs at 9 am Monday, January 18, on Greensboro Television Network, Facebook, and the City of Greensboro’s YouTube channel. The […]

In December 1955, a round of golf at Greensboro's Gillespie Park became a major civil rights showdown. We'll talk with Robert Baggett, Tom Donahue, Tim Quillen and GHM Education Curator Rodney Dawson about their effort to make a documentary video about the Greensboro Six and the legacy of Dr. George Simkins Jr. Free program. Register to […]

With many questions about the changing expectations of law enforcement and ideas about their role in our democracy, this webinar series offers in-depth looks at three areas that connect police, community and justice in Greensboro. In part 1, Attorney James Mayes discusses the concept of qualified immunity, the legal immunity protecting civil officials, including police, […]

James Baldwin. James Brown. Satchel Paige. These are just a few of the notable Black travelers to stay at Greensboro's Historic Magnolia House. But the Green Book hotel was also home to the Gist family for decades. Dr. Torren Gatson and Liz Torres Melendez from UNCG's Museum Studies program join us to talk about a […]

With many questions about the changing expectations of law enforcement and ideas about its role in our democracy, this webinar series offers in-depth looks at three areas that connect police, community and justice in Greensboro. In part 2, we examine police-community relations in Greensboro with attorney James Mayes and GPD Deputy Police Chief John Thompson. […]