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ABHM Book Club: Black In Blues by Imani Perry
We are pleased to announce ABHM’s May’s Book of the Month: Black in Blues: How a Color Tells the Story of My People by Imani Perry. We invite you to join us on May 30th at 1:30 p.m. for a discussion of the book at America’s Black Holocaust Museum or virtually via Zoom.
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Read MoreGive A Book / Take A Book Social Hour
We invite you to join us on December 17th at the museum with other ABHM Book Club participants for a book exchange followed by a discussion of the Well-Read Black Girl anthology. Please bring with you at least one book you would like to pass along to someone else, and you will receive at least one in return! Books by Black authors or about the themes related to ABHM Book Club’s mission are encouraged.
Read MoreABHM Book Club: Malcolm Lives by Ibram X Kendi
We are excited to announce a very special edition of the ABHM Book Club! For July, we will be reading Dr. Ibram X Kendi’s new book for middle schoolers, Malcolm Lives! in partnership with We Got This and the museum’s Jr Griots (our high school summer docents).
Read MoreABHM Book Club: Great Speeches By Frederick Douglass
As part of our Civic Season programming, explore Great Speeches by Frederick Douglass, a powerful collection of oratory by one of America’s most influential abolitionists and political thinkers. Featuring landmark speeches like “What to the Slave is the Fourth of July?” and “Self-Made Men,” this volume highlights Douglass’s unmatched eloquence and enduring calls for justice, equality, and individual empowerment during a defining era in American history.
Read MoreABHM Book Club: I Had A Hammer
ABHM Book Club’s May selection is I Had a Hammer by Hank Aaron, which we will discuss both virtually and in person at the Grohmann Museum. This selection is in partnership with the Team Beckum Public History project as part of the forthcoming exhibition at the Grohmann Museum, “Going to Work for the Community: A Visual History of the Beckum-Stapleton Little League.”
Read MoreABHM Book Club: James
We will be reading and discussing James by Percival Everett and discussing it at our virtual meeting on Thursday, April 24th. James by Percival Everett reimagines The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn from the perspective of Jim, the runaway slave. This powerful retelling explores Jim’s intelligence, resourcefulness, and quest for freedom while offering sharp commentary on slavery and racism. Through vivid encounters and a shifting narrative, James delves into Jim’s humanity, providing a fresh, poignant perspective on a classic American story about survival, identity, and dignity.
Read MoreMilwaukee Public Library Hosts ABHM Book Club
Join the Milwaukee Public Library and America’s Black Holocaust Museum (ABHM) as we partner to discuss Dr. James Cameron’s 1982 memoir, A Time of Terror, and showcase a collection of Dr. Cameron’s self-published writings.
Read MoreABHM Book Club: Ella Baker & The Black Freedom Movement
As part of ABHM’s Women’s History Month programming, we will be reading and discussing Ella Baker and the Black Freedom Movement by Barbara Ransby. We will discuss this important book on Thursday, March 27th at 6 PM.
Read MoreABHM Book Club: A Time of Terror
In honor of our late founder’s birthday in February, we will once again be reading and discussing Dr. James Cameron’s memoir, A Time of Terror. We will discuss this important book that is at the heart of ABHM on Thursday, February 27th at 6 PM via Zoom.
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