Events

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. […]

In honor of Anthropology Day, Museum Director Carol Ghiorsi Hart will be chatting with Glenn Hinson, Assoc. Professor of Folklore and Anthropology at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. Meeting in the zoom room for the first time, Carol and Glenn will explore personal, professional and community intersections of anthropology, history, folklore and […]

In his new book, North Carolina’s Free People of Color, 1715–1885, Dr. Warren Milteer Jr. of UNCG's Department of History challenges notions about how the South’s racial hierarchies operated. We’ll talk about the lives of free people of color and the work of writing about changing ideas about race, identity and civil liberties. Free program. […]

One of the best ways for families to pass down wealth is through home equity. However, home ownership has been unattainable for many African Americans. Historical discriminatory lending regulations have led to systemically-ingrained segregation through the zoning practice of “redlining.” Join us as we examine systemic barriers to home ownership and generational wealth. Free program. […]

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 3, we examine the topic of school resource officers and what's being done to change the school to […]