Free with Museum Admission
All ages

Free with Museum Admission
All ages

Free with Museum Admission
All ages

In 1892, Ida B. Wells spoke at an event in New York City organized by a committee of 250 women that successfully raised enough money to publish one of her most important works to combat racism: a pamphlet called Southern Horrors.

Free with Museum Admission
All ages

Arrive on time and ready to learn! In conjunction with our exhibition Black Citizenship in the Age of Jim Crow, Living Historians portraying African American school teachers from the Reconstruction era welcome you to their ‘classroom’ all weekend long.

Free with Museum Admission
Recommended for all ages

What does the rest of the season have in store for you? Join us in summoning the spirit of Harry Potter: A History of Magic and visit one of our Victorian-era fortune-tellers. Use popular mystic games from the turn of the century to help our Living Historians learn what your future holds by reading palms, apple seeds, and tea leaves!

Free with Museum Admission
Recommended for all ages

What does the rest of the season have in store for you? Join us in summoning the spirit of Harry Potter: A History of Magic and visit one of our Victorian-era fortune-tellers. Use popular mystic games from the turn of the century to help our Living Historians learn what your future holds by reading palms, apple seeds, and tea leaves!

Free with Museum Admission
All ages

In 1892, Ida B. Wells spoke at an event in New York City organized by a committee of 250 women that successfully raised enough money to publish one of her most important works to combat racism: a pamphlet called Southern Horrors.

Free with Museum Admission
All ages

Join us any day this weekend to remember the service of veterans past and present! In conjunction with Black Citizenship in the Age of Jim Crow, meet soldiers and citizens from different wars portrayed by Living Historians—including members of a unique African American regiment each day.

Saturday, November 10 – Monday, November 12
Free with Museum Admission
All ages

Join us any day this weekend to remember the service of veterans past and present! In conjunction with Black Citizenship in the Age of Jim Crow, meet soldiers and citizens from different wars portrayed by Living Historians—including members of a unique African American regiment each day.

Free with Museum Admission
All ages

Did you know that Thanksgiving became a national holiday during the American Civil War? Stop by the Museum on Friday and Saturday to celebrate with Living Historians from the 6th United States Colored Troops, a Civil War reenacting troop, in conjunction with our exhibition, Black Citizenship in the Age of Jim Crow.