Posts Tagged ‘Black History’
Building Legacies
MATC partners with America’s Black Holocaust Museum (ABHM) to celebrate Milwaukee’s rich history of civil rights activists and community leaders. The founder of ABHM, Dr. Cameron, is an MATC graduate, as well as several other prominent figures in Milwaukee including Clayborn Benson, founder of Wisconsin Black Historical Society & Museum (WBHSM), and Reuben Harpole, affectionately known as the Mayor of Black Milwaukee.
Read MoreBlack History Month @ MPM: Crossing The Line
Come view a special traveling display from the Wisconsin Historical Society in MPM’s Ground Gloor Garden Galleries, and join our Educators in examining how historians use primary sources to learn about Milwaukee’s Black history.
Read MoreBlack History Month @ MPM with ABHM: Public Tour Series
Join us for a special collaboration with Museum docents, or “griots,” from America’s Black Holocaust Museum! These 50-minute tours will highlight African and African American history throughout MPM’s exhibit galleries.
Read MoreBlack History Month @ MPM: Early Learning Series
Families with young children (recommended for ages 3-6) are welcome to stop in our Early Learning classroom for hands-on activities and story times that celebrate Black history!
Read MoreABHM Book Club – How The Word Is Passed
We will read How the Word is Passed by Clint Smith, a special selection in collaboration with the upcoming Building Legacies exhibit at Milwaukee Area Technical College (MATC). How the Word is Passed by Clint Smith explores the legacy of slavery through a tour of key historical sites, from Monticello to Angola Prison. Smith reveals how monuments and landmarks—some truthful, some deceptive—reflect the nation’s complicated history. With deep research and personal storytelling, Smith shows how slavery’s impact still shapes America today, offering a powerful reflection on the role of memory and history in understanding the nation’s past and its future.
Read MoreBuilding Legacies Drop In Tour
Join us at MATC Create Gallery for one of two opportunities to experience Building Legacies with a Griot-guided tour. ABHM Griots will be on site to guide visitors through the exhibit at 1 PM on January 24th and 31st. Admission is free, and registration is not required!
Read MoreFlorida students are giving up Saturdays to learn Black history lessons their schools don’t teach
Volunteers are teaching Black history to students who have no chance to learn it because of Florida’s education restrictions.
Read MoreThis Day in History: The North Star Newspaper is Published
The creation and first issue of The North Star by Frederick Douglass in1847.
Read MoreBlack History and Ancestry Talks with Paul Crooks
Join us for an introductory session by renowned genealogist and historian Paul Crooks. Designed as a taster for a season of talks coming in Spring 2025, this event gives a glimpse into the powerful stories and in-depth explorations of Black history and ancestry topics that Paul will present throughout the new year. In this session,…
Read MoreThe Slave Dwelling Project Conference
The 8th national Slave Dwelling Project Conference will take place in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.his year’s theme,The Illusion of Freedom: Slavery in the Northern States seeks to explore American chattel slavery that was present in northern states prior to, and after the American Revolutionary War in the 1780s.
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