We're pleased to inform you of an upcoming online conference! Hawaii history teachers, students, historians and those among you with an interest in history are encouraged to register today.
Presented on Wednesday, February 6, 2013 by the Smithsonian American Art Museum and the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, the conference features the Oh Freedom! website and many useful resources.
The conference is free and open to the public. Registration is required to participate.
Explore Civil Rights and Smithsonian collections with curators, experts, and educators in live presentations, interactive demonstrations, and moderated forums. Join any of the live sessions and come back any time to view the archived conference. Click here for a list of speakers and topics.
Will those civil rights include one of the first civil rights denied to black Americans in the Jim Crow laws - the right to keep and bear arms? Or will it be a selective reading of those laws and their effects?
ReplyDeleteThe KKK would have had a heck of a time oppressing black Americans if they had been able to shoot back.