Timely Connections Lecture Series at the City of Raleigh Museum

220 Fayetteville Street,Raleigh NC 27601

18 May, 2023

Description

A new lecture series presented in cooperation with the NC Humanities Council and Duke Energy. Timely Connections focuses on North Carolina history and culture. A new topic and speaker every session. Admission is free, but seating is limited. Doors open at 5:30 PM and speakers start at 6:00 All lectures will be held at the City of Raleigh Museum at 220 Fayetteville Street in Downtown Raleigh. For any questions please call (919) 996-2220 or email [email protected] January 26th Dr. Wayne Williams --Horace Kephart and early American campingFebruary 9th Dr. Valerie Ann Johnson --Truth, Story, and Heritage: The Aesthetics of Historic Preservation February 23rd Yasmine Flodin-Ali --Omar ibn Said and Noble Drew Ali: The Contested Legacies of Islam and Race in North CarolinaMarch 9th Neil Phipps --The Killer, the Victim, the Cannibal, and the Killer?: An Exploration of one of Raleigh's Most Contested Murder TrialsMarch 23rd Dr. Dan Fountain --Meredith College's Role in White Supremacy Campaign of 1898 and Disenfranchisement in NCApril 6th Chris Holaday --The Integration of Baseball in North Carolina, 1934-1964April 20th Dan L Hopping --Weapons of the Revolutionary War in NCMay 4th Craig Friend --The Purge: Raleigh's First Black Neighborhood and the Lynching of Lunsford LaneMay 18th Jason Boan --Lumbee Conscription at Fort Fisher During the Civil WarJune 1st Alexandra Odom --History of the Black Press in the 20th Century and Depictions of Love and Relationships in Black Owned Print Publications in the 1980sLecturers and topics are subject to change