History Notes
Listen in for conversations about the history of the Gate City and beyond. Museum staff talk to historians about events that shaped life in our city -- and to Greensboro’s own history makers.
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- Update frequency
- every 6 days
- Average duration
- 33 minutes
- Episodes
- 54
- Years Active
- 2019 - 2023
A Conversation with Rev. Jesse Jackson
He’s led the social justice fight nationally, but it all started at NC A&T State University in 1963. The civil rights leader talks about protests in Greensboro past and present.
Photo: NC A&T State St…
00:17:43 |
Tue 17 Nov 2020
Police, Protests and Pieces of Now
Greensboro Police Chief Brian James visited the museum’s Pieces of Now exhibition to discuss some of the events of 2020 and the challenges of connecting police and community.
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00:21:56 |
Tue 10 Nov 2020
From Selma to Montgomery, Part 2
Three African-American Law Enforcement Leaders travel to Alabama crossing Edmund Pettus Bridge and walk from Selma to Montgomery. Learn the story, who they met along the way, and why they got so emot…
00:39:04 |
Tue 03 Nov 2020
From Selma to Montgomery, Part 1
Three African-American Law Enforcement Leaders travel to Alabama crossing Edmund Pettus Bridge and walk from Selma to Montgomery. Learn the story, who they met along the way, and why they got so emot…
00:25:37 |
Tue 27 Oct 2020
Coffee with the Sheriff
Guilford County Sheriff Danny Rogers is the first African American to hold that office. He shares his perspectives on the role of the sheriff's office and how to engage diverse communities across the…
00:30:02 |
Tue 20 Oct 2020
Should My Ancestor’s Statue Come Down?
Joanne Foley’s ancestor Maj. Joseph Winston (1746-1815) was a Revolutionary War militia leader and slaveholder whose statue stands in Guilford Courthouse National Military Park. She talks about monum…
00:24:18 |
Tue 13 Oct 2020
School Days: A Conversation with Dr. Sharon Contreras
Guilford County Superintendent of Schools Dr. Sharon Contreras heads the nation's 41st largest school district. She talks about challenges for public education and the role of history and social stud…
00:27:28 |
Tue 10 Mar 2020
Best of Enemies: A Talk with Osha Gray Davidson
Osha Gray Davidson's book Best of Enemies is about the relationship between the civil rights activist Ann Atwater and her nemesis, C. P. Ellis, Exalted Cyclops of the Ku Klux Klan. The events in the …
00:38:55 |
Mon 02 Mar 2020
Teachers on the Front Line of School Desegregation
Students were not the only ones affected by school desegregation in Guilford County between the 1960s and 1980s. Listen in as Curator of Education Rodney Dawson talks with members of the Ever Achievi…
00:44:32 |
Thu 27 Feb 2020
Lunar and Losar: Dr. Eric Mortenson on Asian New Year Traditions
Dr. Eric Mortensen is Associate Professor of Religious Studies and International Studies Program Coordinator at Guilford College. Listen in as he shares the history and traditions of East Asian Lunar…
00:33:38 |
Thu 09 Jan 2020
The Controversial Past: Allison Fredette on Teaching Difficult History
Dr. Allison Fredette prepares Appalachian State University students to teach history in school classrooms and museums. In this episode, GHM Education Curator Rodney Dawson speaks with Dr. Fredette ab…
00:43:08 |
Wed 30 Oct 2019
Investigating a Lynching: The Guilford County Remembrance Project Coalition
The National Memorial for Peace and Justice in Montgomery, Alabama, contains monuments for 800 counties and more than 4,000 African American lynching victims. Guilford County’s monument names Eugene …
00:30:36 |
Wed 30 Oct 2019
First Year: Anna Allman on Teaching History
What are the challenges and rewards for a new history teacher? Museum Education Specialist Catherine Johns and summer intern Kara Olds from Appalachian State University's Reich College of Education c…
00:31:03 |
Fri 30 Aug 2019
Her Great War: Historian Lynn Dumenil on Women in WWI
Lest We Forget: WWI through the Eyes of Nine is ending its run at the museum on August 18. In this episode, GHM curator of community history Glenn Perkins talks with Lynn Dumenil, emeritus professor …
00:28:09 |
Wed 14 Aug 2019
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