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Due to inclement weather, the International African American Museum will be closed on Wednesday, January 22, 2025 and Thursday, January 23, 2025. Please continue to check our website and social media channels for updates regarding any changes to the hours of operation. 

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Getting Started with Genealogy – AM

Thursday January 23, 2025
11:00 am - 12:00 pm
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Getting Started with Genealogy – PM

Thursday January 23, 2025
2:00 pm - 3:00 pm
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An example of Black Freedmen's papers filed in a local courthouse

The Significance of Free People of Color in Genealogy | Podcast

Saturday February 1, 2025
1:00 pm - 2:30 pm
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Arrival of the First Africans in English America (Documentary)

Saturday February 1, 2025
5:30 pm
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Manumission papers

Genealogical Challenges and Strategies for Researching Free People of Color | Podcast

Saturday February 8, 2025
1:00 pm - 2:30 pm
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Liberty Hill: An Unpolished Jewel (Documentary Premiere)

Saturday February 8, 2025
5:30 pm - 7:30 pm
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Olaudah Equiano. The Interesting Narrative of the Life of Olaudah Equiano, or Gustavus Vassa, the African. Norwich: The Author, 1794. Rare Book and Special Collections Division, Library of Congress. Reproduction Number: LC-USZ62-54026 (2–1) https://hdl.loc.gov/loc.pnp/cph.3b01988

Empowering Descendants of Free People of Color

Saturday February 15, 2025
1:00 pm - 2:30 pm
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I Am Somebody: 1969 Charleston Hospital Workers’ Strike (Documentary)

Saturday February 15, 2025
5:30 pm - 7:30 pm
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discover history image

Critical Inclusion: Why Free People of Color Must Be Central to Genealogical Research | Podcast

Saturday February 22, 2025
1:00 pm - 2:30 pm
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Kentucky Muse: Coal Black Voice (Documentary)

Saturday February 22, 2025
5:30 pm - 7:30 pm
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