Wednesday, february 21 | 12:15PM harry s truman building | 330 21st street nw washington dc 20006 Please RSVP: For further information or if you require reasonable accommodations to attend the event, please contact Emma […]
Category: Lectures, Talks & Panels
Street Art in Urban Communities – Boston, DC, St. Louis, and Cincinnati
Four artists representing New York, Boston, DC, St. Louis, and Cincinnati are featured in this virtual program. New York Media Personality Xero Gravity; Anime Artist Jourdan Hamilton; BlerdCon CEO Hilton George; and Actor J. Lee […]
Frederick Douglass Birthday Commemoration
THEARC in Anacostia | 1801 Mississippi Avenue, S.E., Washington, D.C. 20020 2024 marks the 206th anniversary of Frederick Douglass’s birth. Join the Ranger staff at THEARC at 12:30 pm for Pre-program activities in the lobby […]
Curator Talk: Currents of Emancipation
Learn the role Black American sailors played during the Civil War Saturday, February 10 · 1 – 2pm EST Southwest Library 900 Wesley Place Southwest Washington, DC 20024 Image: Title image courtesy the National Archives. […]
black georgetown: the story of a proud community
by CR GIBBS A multi-media presentation will chronicle one of the District’s oldest neighborhoods, leading us on a journey of heartbreak and hope, of self reliance and resilience, as it fights to preserve its inspiring […]
The Rock Creek Civil War Round Table (RCCWRT)
“Emancipation’s Hidden Footnote: A Woke Narrative” By asa gordon The Rock Creek Civil War Round Table (RCCWRT) is inviting you to a scheduled Zoom meeting. Topic: RCCWRT — Asa Gordon, Presenter Subject: “Emancipation’s Hidden Footnote: […]
U.S. Minister to Liberia Henry Highland Garnet and the U.S.- Liberia Relationship
Join the National Museum of American Diplomacy (NMAD) on Wednesday, February 21 from 12:15 to 1:00 pm EST to commemorate Black History Month. NMAD’s Public Historian, Dr. Alison Mann, will offer a talk on the […]
c. r. gibbs lECTURE sERIES
From Black Cargoes To Black Lives Matter: The Black American Battle Against Bigotry & Discrimination Tuesday, January 16th, 2024: 6PM
26mar@12pm ~ Mary Church Terrell: Suffragist, Activist, and Mentee
Join us for a discussion with Dr. Allison Parker, author of “Unceasing Militant: The Life and Times of Mary Church Terrell”, which examines the life and work Terrell, one of the most important African American […]
5mar@9:30AM ~Women of Color in the Suffrage Movement
by Ranger Kenya J. Finley-Jean, Supervisory Park Ranger, Civil War Defenses of Washington, National Park Service Ranger Dear Rock Creek Civil War Roundtable Members and Guests: Thank you for joining us each month on the […]
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