Join us this spring for a series of programs that shine a light on the experiences of different communities that have made the North End of Hartford their home over the last two centuries. Make sure to come early to view our newest exhibition, Drawn Here: Stories from Hartford’s North End.
On February 26, the first of these programs kicks off with Dr. Channon Miller of Trinity College, who will discuss the impact of the early 20th-century migration of Black Americans from the South to Northern cities. The Great Migration is a story of Black way making in America. In this talk with Dr. Miller, the North End of Hartford’s place in this national mosaic comes to life with its accounting of how Black people in the area moved towards freedom and possibility on a terrain of struggle. This program was developed as a companion to the Making History, Making Change Lecture Series, organized by Smithsonian Affiliations.
Learn more and stay tuned for Making History, Making Change at the Connecticut Museum on May 7, 2026.
Questions? Contact Natalie Belanger, Public Programs Manager, at nbelanger@connecticutmuseum.org.
This program is free to attend!
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About Our Speaker:
Channon S. Miller, PhD, Assistant Professor of American Studies and History at Trinity College, is a Hartford-raised, interdisciplinary scholar. She is a chronicler and storyteller of the city that raised her, and in particular Black women’s histories of resistance. Miller is currently completing her first manuscript, Diasporic Homeplaces (under contract with Columbia University Press).
