Cost: Free The Long Shadow: Understanding White Supremacy & White Privilege (An engaging discussion about this thought-provoking film) This Virtual Zoom discussion is about the pivotal “The Long Shadow” film and is sponsored by the Athens Chautauqua Society in partnership with Together is Better Alliance (TiBA) in Chicago and the...
Cost: Free How Do We Tell Reality From Fiction? Our ability to tell apart reality from fiction is one that we take for granted in our day-to-day lives. Through novels, movies and other mediums, we are able delve into fictional worlds and experience a wide range of multiple alternate realities....
View Map | Cost: Free Black Hawk’s View of American History, Presented by Brian “Fox” Ellis This event has concluded. You can view the recording of this show by clicking below. The recording is available until March 31, 2021 only. For additional materials about Fox Tales International and the Brian...
Cost: Free Rosa Parks@2155*: The Significance of Her Legacy Riché Richardson is a scholar and artist who has drawn on the icon, Rosa Parks, in her writings and research. In this talk, she reflects on the life, activism and continuing significance In Dr. Richardson’s presentation, she illustrates how Parks’s iconic...
Cost: Free Boston 1770: John Adams and the Massacre When there is a talk about the events leading to the 13 British North American colonies separating from the British Empire, the Boston Massacre is always part of the discussion. There is a general knowledge about it. But what about the...
Cost: Free Hamilton: How the Musical Remixes American History America has Hamilton-mania! With Disney+ now streaming the show, everyone’s talking about Lin-Manuel Miranda’s Tony-winning musical. Its crafty lyrics, hip-hop tunes, and big, bold story have even rejuvenated interest in the real lives and true histories that Hamilton: the Musical puts...
Cost: Free U.S. Historical Novels – A “Novel” Way to Learn History What can we learn about history from historical novels? Blaine Davies describes U.S. historical novels and explains how they help us better experience the dramatic events that shaped our nation first hand. History is a lot more interesting...
Cost: Free From 1770 to 2020: Race, Revolt and Resistance, presented by Sonny Kelly, Ph.D. Like today, the 1770s saw its fair share of protests in the name of freedom. On March 5, 1770, an event to be remembered as the Boston Massacre, men in uniform shot and killed an...
Cost: Free Banastre Tarleton, butcher of the Battle of Cowpens This virtual show has concluded. For a link to view this performance for the next two weeks (until January 29, 2021) On the anniversary of the Battle of Cowpens, the dastardly Banastre Tarleton, better known as Bloody Ban or The...
Cost: Free WORLD WAR WOMEN ™ : THE UNSUNG HEROES OF WORLD WAR II In a never before seen adventure into the stories of the unknown, Judith Kalaora embodies the spirit of women who risked their lives to defeat Fascism in WWII. World War Women is a suspenseful reliving of the triumphs...