Keynote Address: Dr. Jennifer Fleischner, Keckly biographer & author of Mrs. Lincoln and Mrs. Keckly Also featuring Dr. William Andrews, Dr. Sylvia Hoffert, Dr. Brooks Graebner, and other scholars and writers. … Continued
Featuring Dr. Jennifer Fleischner of Adelphi University Admission is free but preregistration advised. Registration opens September 15
On Sunday, December 16, a program will be held at the Orange County Public Library in Hillsborough to commemorate the bicentennial of Governor William Woods Holden’s birth in 1818. Holden was … Continued
The Orange County Museum is excited to announce the Opening Night Reception for the New Permanent Collection Gallery! You won't want to miss this unveiling and a small party including community leaders, … Continued
Join us for a march through downtown Hillsborough commemorating Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. hosted by the Northern Orange NAACP Commemorative March Committee. The march starts at about 8:30am and … Continued
Enjoy different snacks while engaging in conversation. We will watch the episode, The Royal Family, from the Netflix documentary series, Conspiracies. This episode explores the theory that members of the … Continued
The Chapel Hill-Carrboro Branch of the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People (NAACP), the Northern Orange Branch of the NAACP, Free Spirit Freedom, and scholars from North Carolina … Continued
Dr William L. Andrews, an eminent scholar of African American literature who has spent a career studying slave narratives, will discuss and read from his new book, just out from the … Continued
In conjunction with their current show, a reading by Dr. William L. Andrews from his new book “Slavery and Class in the American South” is being hosted at 3pm on … Continued
In honor of Black History Month, Chapel Hill Parks and Recreation and Orange County Department on Aging invite you to explore Black History in our own back yard. We will … Continued