How did civil rights activists use department stores (like Hartford's G. Fox) as centers for the struggle for black freedom? Historian Traci Parker will discuss her new book on this topic. Come early to view our exhibition, Black Citizenship in the Age of Jim Crow.
The CMCH is partnering with the Harriet Beecher Stowe Center to offer a joint program that explores the Black experience in Connecticut!
The CMCH is partnering with the Harriet Beecher Stowe Center to offer a joint program that explores the Black experience in Connecticut!
Join us for this opportunity to discuss the modern-day repercussions of America’s long denial of full citizenship for African Americans.
Join us for this opportunity to discuss the modern-day repercussions of America’s long denial of full citizenship for African Americans.
In the 1920s, membership in the Ku Klux Klan exploded in Connecticut. Why? Join us in the gallery for a deep dive into this topic.
In the 1920s, membership in the Ku Klux Klan exploded in Connecticut. Why? Join us in the gallery for a deep dive into this topic.
***We're sorry, this event is sold out*** Playhouse on Park and the CMCH are partnering to explore how theater can help us discuss racism in American history.
***We're sorry, this event is sold out*** Playhouse on Park and the CMCH are partnering to explore how theater can help us discuss racism in American history.
How did black activists push back against segregation and racial injustice in early 20th century Connecticut?
How did black activists push back against segregation and racial injustice in early 20th century Connecticut?
Pulitzer Prize-winning historian Eric Foner will discuss the wide-ranging effect of the Civil War and Reconstruction in this free lecture.
