The Smithsonian’s National Museum of African American History and Culture (NMAAHC) commemorates the 70th anniversary of the Supreme Court’s landmark Brown v. Board of Education decision by hosting special panel sessions dedicated to this historic moment in collaboration with the NAACP.
These sessions will be available online starting May 24.
Among the highlights of the month’s programming is Michele Norris, Peabody Award-winning journalist, discussing her book May 29, “Our Hidden Conversations: What Americans Really Think About Race and Identity, which presents a transformative dialogue on race and identity in America, unearthed through her decade-long work at the Race Card Project.
In May, the NMAAHC education team will launch two new Learning Labs geared for digital visitors in grades four and over. Students can explore sites of Black leisure throughout the U.S. in the lab “Essential Historian Skills: Sites of Black Leisure.”
Also, in honor of National Maritime Day, May 22, is the “Considering Maritime” Learning Lab, which shows how the maritime world played a role in African American history.
More information is available on the museum’s website and social media pages throughout the month @NMAAHC.