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February 4, 2010 @ 12:30pm

Frederick Douglass: A Living History Presentation

One of the leaders of America's abolitionist movement, Frederick Douglass was born into slavery in Talbot County, Maryland in 1817. As a young house servant, he was taught to read and write. The brutality he experienced as a slave eventually led him to escape North and in 1845 he published his autobiography, "Narrative of the Life of Frederick Douglass."
Bill Grimmette is a living history interpreter, storyteller, actor, and motivational speaker who has performed throughout the United States and abroad.

Location:
Pascal Senior Center
125 Dorsey Road
Glen Burnie, MD 21061
Contact Info:
Nancy Allred
410-222-6680

February 10, 2010 @ 2:30pm

W.E.B. DuBois, A living History Presentation

W.E.B. Du Bois was a scholar and political activist whose work interpreted the role of blacks in the critical period from Reconstruction to the Civil Rights movement. The first African American to receive a doctorate from Harvard, Du Bois helped found the NAACP and its magazine The Crisis. In this costumed, living history presentation, Bill Grimmette portrays Du Bois, and engages the audience in a discussion of the scholar's legacy.

Location:
Martin Luther King, Jr. Middle School
4545 Ammendale Road
Beltsville, MD 20705
Contact Info:
Deborah Davis
301-572-0650

February 14, 2010 @ 2:30pm

Frederick Douglass: A Living History Presentation

One of the leaders of America's abolitionist movement, Frederick Douglass was born into slavery in Talbot County, Maryland in 1817. As a young house servant, he was taught to read and write. The brutality he experienced as a slave eventually led him to escape North and in 1845 he published his autobiography, "Narrative of the Life of Frederick Douglass."
Bill Grimmette is a living history interpreter, storyteller, actor, and motivational speaker who has performed throughout the United States and abroad.

Location:
Washington County Museum of Fine Arts
91 Key Street
Hagerstown, MD 21741
Contact Info:
Christine Shives
301-739-5727

February 16, 2010 @ 7:00pm

Telling an African American Saga on Maryland's Eastern Shore

Waters Edward Turpin, a novelist and playwright from Oxford, Maryland, saw America as a spawning ground for African-American pioneers. His courageous and determined characters equaled the western pioneers in the novels of Edna Ferber, Turpin's mentor. This presentation by Burney Hollis introduces the life and work of Turpin, the "Father of the African-American Family Saga." Adult and high school audiences.

Location:
Salisbury University, Wicomico Room
1101 Camden Avenue
Salisbury, MD 21801
Contact Info:
Vaughn White
410-548-5300

February 17, 2010 @ 7:30pm

From Nazi Propaganda to Genocidal Antisemitism

Anti-Semitic Nazi propaganda arose in the 1920s and by the 1940s had hardened into reality in the concentration camp system. This lecture by Bjorn Krondorfer examines Nazi propaganda and genocide, and addresses the idea of Lebensraum (living space) with which Nazi ideology justified the military occupation of the East and the subjugation and killing of Slavic people and Soviet prisoners of war.

Location:
Fairhaven Retirement Community
7200 3rd Avenue, C-139
Sykesville, MD 21784
Contact Info:
Harvey Alperin
410-795-0963

February 20, 2010 @ 7:00pm

St. Mary's County History Day

Each year, MHC encourages Maryland students to research, analyze, and develop their own year-long projects based on historic events and people. The competition begins at a school level and builds to county, state, and national contests.

Location:
Chopticon High School
25390 Colton Point Road
Morganza, MD 20660
Contact Info:
Kevin Wright
301-475-5511

February 22, 2010 @ 7:00pm

Talking About Race - Across the Divide: Stories About Race in Baltimore, Stoop Storytelling Series

Eight storytellers get seven minutes each to tell how race has colored, shaped, and affected their lives. Storytellers scheduled to appear:
David Ross writer, performance poet, retired Russian spy
David Schwartz instructional designer
Dana Moore Of Counsel at Venable LLP, Chair of the Baltimore City Board of Ethics
Paulo Gregory Harris inventor, instigator
Charisse Nichols promotions director, Center Stage
Meshelle The Indie Mom of Comedy
Congressman Elijah Cummings Representative for Maryland's 7th District
Els Houtsmuller

Location:
Center Stage
700 N. Calvert Street
Baltimore, 21202
Contact Info:
410.332.0033

February 24, 2010 @ 7:00pm

Unsung Heroes and Everyday Reform: Women and Radical Abolitionism in Thoreau's Concord

Sandra Harbert Petrulionis, professor of English and American studies at Penn State-Altoona, will speak on the role of women in the antislavery movement leading up to the U.S. Civil War.

Location:
Frostburg State University

Dunkle Hall, Room 218
Contact Info:
Greg Wood
301-687-4766.

February 25, 2010 @ 11:00am

Unsung Heroes and Everyday Reform: Women and Radical Abolitionism in Thoreau's Concord

Sandra Harbert Petrulionis, professor of English and American studies at Penn State-Altoona, will speak on the role of women in the antislavery movement leading up to the U.S. Civil War.

Location:
Allegany College of Maryland
College Center Theatre
Contact Info:
Cherie Snyder
301-784-5556

February 25, 2010 @ 9:30am

Fighting Old Nep: The Food Culture of the Enslaved Afro-Marylanders

Beginning with Mathias de Sousa, the first African to arrive in Maryland in the 1600s, this presentation traces three centuries of African American culinary history from specific West and Central African civilizations to colonial Maryland. Incorporating music, historical narratives, and authentic foods, Michael Twitty illustrates the vast influence of both enslaved and free black people on the cuisine and culture of the New World. The presentation also explores the influences Native Americans and Europeans had on Maryland foodways that were later adapted by other parts of the country. Adult and high school audiences.

Location:
Liberty Senior Center
3525 Resource Drive
Randallstown, MD 21133
Contact Info:
Hanna Sacks
410-887-0780

February 27, 2010 @ 2:00pm

Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.: A Living History Presentation

Bill Grimmette performs as Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr, an icon of the civil rights movement, who preached nonviolence in the struggle for racial equality. A prime mover of the Montgomery bus boycott, the first president of the Southern Christian Leadership Conference, and closing speaker in the historic 1963 March on Washington, King is one of the most revered figures in American history. He was the youngest recipient of the Nobel Peace Prize, and his achievements had an impact worldwide.

Location:
Eldersburg Library
6400 West Hemlock Drive
Eldersburg, 21784
Contact Info:
Susan Miller
410-386-4460

February 28, 2010 @ 11:00am

Fighting Old Nep: The Food Culture of the Enslaved Afro-Marylanders

Beginning with Mathias de Sousa, the first African to arrive in Maryland in the 1600s, this presentation traces three centuries of African American culinary history from specific West and Central African civilizations to colonial Maryland. Incorporating music, historical narratives, and authentic foods, Michael Twitty illustrates the vast influence of both enslaved and free black people on the cuisine and culture of the New World. The presentation also explores the influences Native Americans and Europeans had on Maryland foodways that were later adapted by other parts of the country. Adult and high school audiences.

Location:
Woodlawn Senior Center
2120 Gwynn Oak Avenue
Gwynn Oak, MD 21207
Contact Info:
Ashaki Innis
410-887-6887