This five-episode series features Indigenous perspectives and offers a fresh look at the history of southern New England. Meet culture bearers and knowledge keepers who are working to carry Native life forward.
ICSC Online Global Event Series | Why Memory Matters in Palestine and Beyond, Jan. 21-23, 2025
Register now for "Why Memory Matters in Palestine and Beyond," ICSC's three-day webinar series on January 21-23, 2025, which will bring together Sites of Conscience members and partners in Bangladesh, South Africa, Northern Ireland and elsewhere to reflect on what has led to the situation in Palestine today, encourage critical thinking and inspire action toward building more peaceful societies everywhere.
AASLH Event | Inclusive Interpretation of Slavery for America 250 and Beyond 10/30-31
Using the themes from AASLH’s Making History at 250: The Field Guide for the Semiquincentennial, we will explore ways to broaden visitors’ understanding of slavery and enslaved people’s lives during the Revolutionary Era, and the legacies of slavery that exist in our society today.
Call for Applications | NMAAHC Ethical Interpretation Workshop – June 2024
Hosted by the National Museum of African American History and Culture Offered annually, the Ethical Interpretation Workshop provides technical training for museum professionals on interpretive theory and ethical practice. The program addresses histories of oppressed people whose experiences have been historically ignored and misrepresented and does so by recognizing their individuality, achievements, and challenges. Ethical Interpretation centers the critical importance of collaboration with the … Continue reading Call for Applications | NMAAHC Ethical Interpretation Workshop – June 2024
Historic Hudson Valley Webinars for Teachers | Teaching Northern Slavery, March 5-19
The Education Department at Historic Hudson Valley will host a series of webinars in March in which teachers from across the country will share experiences and strategies for teaching the history of Northern Slavery. Educators will learn tangible skills to use with their students as well as receive flexible lesson plans for a variety of … Continue reading Historic Hudson Valley Webinars for Teachers | Teaching Northern Slavery, March 5-19
Mass Historical Society Event | Teacher Workshop: Perspectives on the Boston Massacre & the Legacy of Crispus Attucks on 2/19/24
hosted by the massachusetts historical society Monday, February 19, 2024 9:00 AM - 2:00 PM ESTOnline Register here This teacher workshop is offered for Grade 3-12 school teachers with a focus on Grade 5, and covers content relevant to Grade 5 Investigating History, Early US, 19th Century, and African American History. This is a virtual two-day event, … Continue reading Mass Historical Society Event | Teacher Workshop: Perspectives on the Boston Massacre & the Legacy of Crispus Attucks on 2/19/24
Online course | Radical Genealogy: research skills for liberatory ancestral recovery 6/17 & 6/25
Online Training with White Awake Saturday, June 17 and Sunday, June 254-6:30pm ET (1-3:30pm PT)Suggested $50-175 registration feeNo one turned away for lack of funds Click here to register Sessions will be recorded. Live attendance is not mandatory. Facilitator: David Dean “The more I study history, the more I seem to findthat in every generation there were … Continue reading Online course | Radical Genealogy: research skills for liberatory ancestral recovery 6/17 & 6/25
Course | Transitional Justice: Truth, Reconciliation, Reparations & Community Building
This course is geared toward people interested in learning about and exploring the future of creating grassroots truth telling, reparative initiatives across the state of Maine. Register now! Course launches 10/26
Watch | Old North and Enslaved People in the British Colonial Period
From the series "Illuminating the Unseen" by Old North Church, Boston In this episode of Illuminating the Unseen, Jaimie discusses slavery in Boston during the British colonial period. How did it differ from Southern slavery? How many enslaved people lived in Massachusetts? How did Old North congregants participate in and profit from slavery? Jaimie looks … Continue reading Watch | Old North and Enslaved People in the British Colonial Period
Opportunity | Join the 1619 Education Network
The Pulitzer Center encourages educators to Apply To Join The 1619 Project Education Network! We are excited to announce that applications are now open for the 2022 cohort of The 1619 Project Education Network! As part of this paid, virtual program, a cohort of some 40 teams made up of administrators and educators will receive grants of $5,000 each to … Continue reading Opportunity | Join the 1619 Education Network
Event | History Inside-Out: Learning How to Decenter the Dominant Narrative on 1/12/22
Hosted by the Center for Antiracist Education Wednesday January 12, 2022, at 6:30 PM EST Register here Dominant narratives seem hard-wired into the collective memory, into our textbooks, and in our lessons. They are incomplete depictions, often only representing a single point of view—that of the people in power. Challenging those narratives isn’t just a matter … Continue reading Event | History Inside-Out: Learning How to Decenter the Dominant Narrative on 1/12/22
Webinar for Educators: Resources and strategies for examining U.S. history using The 1619 Project
Hosted by the Pulitzer Center November 21, 2021 | 1:00 pm - 2:00 pm ET Click here to register The 1619 Project from The New York Times Magazine aims to reframe U.S. history by placing the consequences of slavery and the contributions of black Americans at the very center of our national narrative. It includes … Continue reading Webinar for Educators: Resources and strategies for examining U.S. history using The 1619 Project
Opportunity | Teaching Hard History Professional Learning Cohorts
Hosted by Learning for Justice The inaugural cohorts will engage with our Teaching Hard History: American Slavery framework and learn how to use it to enrich their lessons on American enslavement, build students’ civic engagement and critical thinking, and deepen their mindsets around inclusion and empathy. THH Cohorts will provide educators, free of charge, the chance to … Continue reading Opportunity | Teaching Hard History Professional Learning Cohorts
Educators! From The Choices Program, Free Access to Racial Slavery in the Americas: Resistance, Freedom, and Legacies Unit
The Digital Editions format of this unit is FREE through June 30, 2022, thanks to funding through the Center for the Study of Slavery and Justice at Brown University. Learn more here Racial slavery was at the center of the Atlantic World’s economy for centuries. One of the primary legacies of racial slavery is that … Continue reading Educators! From The Choices Program, Free Access to Racial Slavery in the Americas: Resistance, Freedom, and Legacies Unit
Event today: ABB Research Forum for Members
Monday, August 2, 2021 at 5:00 pm Dr. Nicole Maskiell will be the featured guest at ABB’s monthly Research Forum, a collaborative learning platform open to all institutional and individual members of ABB. At these informal sessions, scholars and independent researchers share information about their research methods, identify useful sources, describe obstacles encountered, and outline … Continue reading Event today: ABB Research Forum for Members
Event | Venture Smith: An African American in 18th Century Connecticut
Hosted by the Gilder Lehrman Center Wednesday, July 28, 2021 • 6:00 to 7:30 pm Register here Join Joy Burns, Elizabeth Normen, Nancy Steenberg, and Tom Thurston as we discuss teaching Venture Smith’s extraordinary life to better understand slavery and freedom in 18th century New England. The first 30 teachers to register and attend the workshop will receive a free copy … Continue reading Event | Venture Smith: An African American in 18th Century Connecticut
Event | Dr. Josh Rothman to discuss the domestic slave trade on 7/6
Hosted by The Hard History Project Tuesday, July 6, 2021 at 7:00 p.m. ET Click here to join session on July 6th This month Dr. Josh Rothman, Professor of History and Chair of the Department of History at the University of Alabama, will be talking with us about his newest book “The Ledger and the … Continue reading Event | Dr. Josh Rothman to discuss the domestic slave trade on 7/6
Event tonight | ABB Research Forum with Dr. Kabria Baumgartner
Hosted by Atlantic Black Box, open to ABB members Monday, June 28 at 5:00 pm Join ABB to attend Dr. Kabria Baumgartner will be the featured guest at ABB’s monthly Research Forum, a collaborative learning platform open to all institutional and individual members of ABB. At these informal sessions, scholars and independent researchers share information … Continue reading Event tonight | ABB Research Forum with Dr. Kabria Baumgartner
Event tomorrow | The Hard History Project PLC with Dr. Meredith McCoy
Thursday, June 3, 2021 at 7:00 EST Click here to join event Please join The Hard History Project for a very special installment of the PLC, when we'll be joined by Dr. Meredith McCoy. Meredith was the co-host for Season Two of the Teaching Hard History podcast, and she's a great person to answer your … Continue reading Event tomorrow | The Hard History Project PLC with Dr. Meredith McCoy
Workshop | Researching Black History and Genealogy
2021 Finding Our Roots Hosted by the BLACK HERITAGE TRAIL OF NEW HAMPSHIRE Register here Thursday, June 17 | 10:00 PM – 2:30 PMVirtual Workshop | Cost $40 Embarking for the first time, or relatively new to researching African American History and Genealogy? This workshop, divided into 4 one-hour sessions, will provide you with the … Continue reading Workshop | Researching Black History and Genealogy