Promoting understanding of our city’s history and culture, with an emphasis on civil rights, through scholarship, programming, and digital humanities projects.
University of New Orleans
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Today on @LAConsidered, we’ve dedicated our entire show to Juneteenth! Tune in at 7:30 to learn about Freedom on the Move, an online database that uses old newspaper clippings to retell the stories of those who escaped from slavery. Or listen here: buff.ly/3tFgPVF
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In honor of #Juneteenth, take part in our Hack-A-Thon with Freedom On The Move, a project spearheaded by @Cornell, on June 15th from 12-2pm! Learn more here: bit.ly/3MOInzD
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This Saturday, I selected a few students to read their inspirational poetry and spoken words pieces that reflect on our visits to historical sites. Thankful to the @MidloCenter & @fotmproject for organizing this showcase for students to display their talent. Come pass by!
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Sci High & UNO’s Midlo Center for New Orleans Studies will host “Freedom on the Move in New Orleans,” a K-12 student creative showcase that explores the lives of freedom-seeking enslaved people in New Orleans & south LA. The showcase is May 21 at Sci High. bit.ly/3Pey0GS
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Closing Sunday! Visit our our traveling exhibition at
@NOCCA's 5 Press Gallery in New Orleans and see the work of our local partners @MidloCenter, @labucketbrigade, @HiddenHistoryLa, New Orleans People's Assembly, & the residents of Gordon Plaza!
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It's amazing to see student work highlighted like this. slate.com/human-interest/202… via @slate
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“From Robert E. Lee to Mama D.” Public history students create a collection of education resources related to the city’s street renaming process. Read more: bit.ly/3Kt4kTJ
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UNO’s @MidloCenter Center for New Orleans Studies is hosting the international traveling exhibit “Climates of Inequality: Stories of Environmental Justice” that opens Jan. 6 at @NOCCA. Read more: bit.ly/3ENICGh
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Homer Plessy is on the Louisiana Pardon Board’s docket for consideration of a posthumous pardon.
He was arrested in New Orleans in 1892 for refusing to sit in the “colored car” section of a train.
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Are you faculty or a community partner engaging in public humanities for just climate solutions? Apply for the next cohort of Climates of Inequality and the COVID Crisis: Building Leadership at Minority Serving Institutions Fellowship. Learn more today! bit.ly/3qB5ANt
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Prospect.5: “Yesterday we said tomorrow” opens this Saturday at Ogden Museum! To celebrate, join us at 7 p.m. opening day for a free evening of song, dance, ritual and ceremony, curated by P.5 Artists The Neighborhood Story Project. Learn more at bit.ly/3bupKQn.
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That’s right, y’all, our Culture Pass Program is expanding again! Starting today, use your Library card to reserve free tickets to visit the beautiful Hermann-Grima and Gallier Historic Houses! @HGGHH_museums
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Baton Rouge friends - Join Midlo Assoc. Director D. Ryan Gray next Wednesday, Oct. 13 at Capitol Park Museum where Gray will discuss his book "Uprooted: Race, Public Housing, and the Archaeology of Four Lost New Orleans Neighborhoods." fb.me/e/2J6oNIh2Ghttps://fb.…
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Please join us this Wednesday at 6pm CST! #legaciesofamericanslavery tourism w/ Dr. Lynnell Thomas! eventbrite.com/e/legacies-of…
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Interested in the link between climate justice and labor rights frontline communities? Join our current local partners, @RUHistoryDept & @NewLabor , for a virtual roundtable on Thurs., 9/23 at 6:30pm EST. Accessible in both Spanish and English!
Register: secure.sas.rutgers.edu/apps/…
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A full EIS should've been required from the start. We're glad the ACOE is now on the same page in prioritizing human life & environmental justice over corporate profits. For the foreseeable future, Formosa Plastics has no control - not one bit. theadvocate.com/baton_rouge/…
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Analysis of sheepshead bones by researchers at the University of New Orleans has unearthed information they say can help guide policymakers facing the critical challenge of overfishing in the Gulf of Mexico.
uno.edu/news/2021-08-17/hist…
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That first day of classes feeling 😍📚
Welcome back, students!
#UNOProud
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Big news: the States of Incarceration exhibition just shipped out to our newest partner! This fall it will be on display for the first time in 1.5 years!!! More details soon!
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University of New Orleans history professor Mary Niall Mitchell will collaborate with New Orleans public school teachers, museum directors & community leaders to develop a K-12 curriculum using @FOTMProject’s digital database.
📰: bit.ly/3AXT514
