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Lincoln School Showing @ Atlanta Black History Film Festival

South Annex 5600 Stonewall Tell Rd, South Fulton, Georgia

Ohio Humanities' documentary, the Lincoln School Story, has been accepted into the Black History Film Festival! Fulton County District 5 Commissioner Marvin S. Arrington, Jr., commemorates Black History Month by inviting residents to view films featuring African American actors, producers, and directors, and filmmakers. The Opening Reception, which kicks off the 2024 Black History Film Festival, will be held Friday, ... Read More

Lincoln School Screening @ the Esquire Theater

The Esquire Theater 320 Ludlow Ave., Cincinnati, Ohio

Join us a screening of our Lincoln School documentary with a panel discussion at the Esquire Theater in Cincinnati! Introductory remarks will be given by Prof. Omotayo Banjo, the documentary will be screened, and then the panel will start with Prof. Banjo moderating, and Ahmed Lavalais (Prof. of Law at the UC College of Law), Melvin Barnes (Program Office for ... Read More

Lincoln School Documentary Airs on CET

CET Broadcast

Ohio Humanities' documentary film The Lincoln School Story airs on CET in Cincinnati! When their school district refused to integrate after Brown v. Board of Education was decided in 1954, a group of Black mothers in Southwest Ohio marched their children to the white school, demanding admission, only to be turned away every day for two years. Their activism resulted ... Read More

Eclipsing History at the Wood County Museum

Wood County Museum 13660 County Home Rd, Bowling Green, Ohio

In conjunction with the podcast series 'Eclipsing History,' museums across Western Ohio will host a physical exhibit about the history of eclipses in the region in connection to the main themes explored in the podcast series. This exhibit will also feature replicas of historical astronomy objects. Hosting museums include the Wood County Museum, Fort Meigs Historic Site, and the Hancock ... Read More

Lincoln School Screening @ New Parkway Theater

New Parkway Theater 474 24th St, Oakland, California

Join the director of the Lincoln School Story, Andrea Torrice, for the California premier of her documentary! After the screening, Andrea will be in conversation with Waldo E. Martin, Jr., the Alexander F. and May T. Morrison Professor of American History and Citizenship at UC Berkeley, about the film! When their school district refused to integrate after Brown v. Board ... Read More

Not Since Tecumseh: Darkness at Midday over the Ohio Country – Total Eclipse of the Sun – April 8, 2024

St. Paul United Church of Christ 101 Perry St, Wapakoneta, Ohio

Come visit the St. Paul United Church of Christ with the Auglaize County Historical Society for an Ohio Humanities’ Speakers Bureau event with Tom O'Grady! The last time Ohio was witness to a total eclipse of the sun was on June 16, 1806. The 1806 eclipse has gone down in history as Tecumseh’s Eclipse. Tecumseh was working to create a ... Read More

Peter Blauner author of ‘Picture in the Sand’

Mandel JCC 26001 S. Woodland Road, Beachwood, Ohio

Come participate in the Cleveland Jewish Book Festival and see Peter Blauner, author of Picture in the Sand! Picture in the Sand is a historical suspense novel about faith, hope, terror, and the movies. In 1954, a young movie fan named Ali Hassan gets a dream job working for Cecil B. DeMille on a film about the greatest of Jewish ... Read More

America 250 Grants Webinar II

Virtual

Join Ohio Humanities and Ohio's America 250 commission for a webinar about the grant opportunities available to support projects building towards America's sesquicentennial anniversary! This is the second round of grants. The America 250-Ohio Commission, Ohio’s official state commission charged with creating the celebration of the country’s semiquincentennial, announced it will offer grants up to $50,000 to nonprofit, education, and ... Read More

Marjorie Ingall author of ‘Sorry, Sorry, Sorry: The Case for Good Apologies’

Park Synagogue 27500 Shaker Blvd, Pepper Pike, Ohio

Come participate in the Cleveland Jewish Book Festival and see Marjorie Ingall, author of Sorry, Sorry, Sorry: The Case for Good Apologies! Drawing on a deep well of studies in brain science, sociology, psychology, law, and medicine, Marjorie Ingall (author of Mamaleh Knows Best, the former columnist for Tablet and the Forward) and Susan McCarthy (co-author of the international bestseller ... Read More

2024 National Council for History Education Conference: History at the Crossroads

History educators work at the juncture of past and future, building the historical skills and knowledge that will equip young people to engage fully in the world they inherit. History teachers also work at the nexus of education, policy, and politics, a crossroads that has become increasingly challenging since 2020. At the same time, history education offers the promise of ... Read More

Laura Meckler in Conversation

Virtual

Ohio Humanities and WOSU are co-sponsoring a special virtual program with reporter and author Laura Meckler on Thursday, March 7th, 2024. Laura will be in conversation about her new book, Dream Town: Shaker Heights and the Quest for Racial Equity with Dr. Marilyn Mobley, emerita professor of English and Africana Studies at Case Western Reserve University and former teacher at ... Read More

Manifestation of Light Exhibit Opening

Shaker Historical Society and Museum 16740 S Park Blvd, Shaker Heights, Ohio

Inspired by the 2024 solar eclipse, 'Manifestation of Light: Exploring the Shakers' Celestial Inspiration' delves into the Shaker religious sect's use of celestial light sources, such as the sun, moon, and stars, in their artwork, writings, and worship. Join the Shaker Historical Society for the opening of this ambitious exhibition with a reception at the museum on March 8, 2024. ... Read More

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