Posts Tagged ‘history’
Things Your History Teacher Didn’t Teach You
Judge Derek Mosley is coming back to Germantown! His Unconscious Bias training in 2023 was a highlight for GCC, and we are thrilled to bring him back for another engaging event! Seats will fill up FAST so secure your ticket today!
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 MoreTeach Truth Day of Action 2024
In honor of ABHM’s mission and Dr. Cameron’s legacy, we have partnered with the Zinn Education Project on their 4th annual Teach Truth Day of Action along with hundreds of other educators and organizations throughout the country.
Read MoreWisconsin Historical Society’s Metropolitan Affiliates Meeting
Every other year, affiliates of the Wisconsin Historical Society that are located in the Milwaukee area gather to discuss and address pressing issues facing historical organizations.
Read MoreHistory of Black Milwaukee Presented by John Gurda
ABHM is excited to announce that John Gurda will be presenting some of this expansive history that he has researched over the course of his career at the museum. There have been Black Milwaukeeans for as long as there’s been a Milwaukee. African Americans were present when the future metropolis was just a fur-trading post, and they grew with the city during its rise as a hotbed of abolitionist activity, an industrial powerhouse, and a haven for immigrants. The group’s numbers soared during the Great Migration of the twentieth century, and Black Milwaukeeans are the city’s largest single cultural group today. Unfolding over nearly two centuries, their story is an inspiring chronicle of struggle, resilience, and pride.
Read MoreTrivia Puzzles
These postcards were mailed to and from Wisconsin residents from 1904 to 1942. Their stereotyped pictures of African Americans were very common and accepted. Such cards were sent openly, without comment or embarrassment.
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