Friday, February 5, 2021 @ 12:00 pm - 12:30 pm
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 […]
Thursday, February 18, 2021 @ 4:00 pm - 4:45 pm
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 […]
Friday, February 19, 2021 @ 12:00 pm - 12:30 pm
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. […]
Monday, February 22, 2021 @ 7:00 pm - 8:30 pm
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. […]
