The Origins and Importance of Black History Month and African American History Lecture

Name: The Origins and Importance of Black History Month and African American History Lecture
Start: 2025-02-01T15:00:00-05:00
Location: 100 Lafayette St., Havre de Grace, MD, United States, Maryland 21078

Schedule

Sat, 01 Feb, 2025 at 03:00 pm

UTC-05:00

Location

100 Lafayette St., Havre de Grace, MD, United States, Maryland 21078 | Havre De Grace, MD

Join the Havre de Grace Maritime Museum, in collaboration with the Havre de Grace Colored School Museum and Cultural Foundation, during Black History Month for the “Reclaiming the Narrative” lecture series. This series will examine African American history as a narrative and focus on aspects that are often misrepresented, ignored, or omitted from United States history. There will also be a children’s class on the Underground Railroad. Admission to the lecture series is free to the public.
This lecture will answer the basic questions of who, what, when, where, and why of Black History Month and African American History.
Event Address: Havre de Grace Maritime Museum, 100 Lafayette Street, Havre de Grace, MD 21078
Event Contact: (410) 939-4800 or [email protected]
For more information about Phillip Harris, please see our website: https://www.hdgmaritimemuseum.org/events-calendar/the-origins-and-importance-of-black-history-month-and-african-american-history-lecture
Lecturer Contact: The Havre de Grace Colored School and Cultural Center, Inc., 555 Alliance Street Havre de Grace, Maryland 21078
[email protected], www.hdgcoloredschool.com
This project has been financed in part with State Funds from the Maryland Historical Trust, an agency of the Maryland Department of Planning which is an instrumentality of the State of Maryland. However, project contents or opinions do not necessarily reflect the views or policies of the Maryland Historical Trust or the Maryland Department of Planning.