History Notes

By Greensboro History Museum

Listen in for conversations about the history of the Gate City and beyond. Museum staff talk to historians about events that shaped life in our city -- and to Greensboro’s own history makers.

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The podcast currently has 54 episodes available.

History Notes episodes:

March 30, 2021 From Grammys to Greensboro
How a 5-time Grammy Award-winning songwriter and producer transitions to life as a social justice advocate in Greensboro. Curator of Education talks with Rasheem Pugh about his career and his work to share opportunities through the Save the Arts Foundation.
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46min
March 23, 2021 Behind the Scenes at GTN
Meet the people who power the Greensboro Television Network. We talk with producers Josh Johnson, Devon Smith and Carlos Castellanos about the history of the station, their range of programming and what goes into developing a show.
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36min
March 16, 2021 Speaking Their Piece
Sam Smith from the Vance Chavis branch of the Greensboro Public Library discusses why supporting the BLM protests demonstrations during the summer of 2020 was so important. As a nonbinary member of the LGBTQ+ community, Sam felt a need to talk about identity, action and unity in Greensboro.
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36min
February 23, 2021 Groundbreaking Judge Elreta Alexander
A conversation with historian Dr. Virginia Summey on her upcoming book about Judge Elreta Alexander. Alexander was a practicing African-American female lawyer and judge in Greensboro at a time when there were only a few who could claim the same in the state of North Carolina.
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48min
February 09, 2021 Committed to History
Director Angela Thorpe talks about the mission of the North Carolina African American Heritage Commission and its work to preserve and promote African American history, arts and culture in the Tarheel State.
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27min
February 02, 2021 Diversity, Equity and Learning
Jasmine Getrouw-Moore, Executive Director of Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion at Guilford County Schools talks with Rodney Dawson about creating a nurturing educational environment designed to tolerate and encourage diversity.
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57min
January 26, 2021 Disrupting for Social Justice
“Tired, angry, hurt, and disgusted.” These are the words that activist and rapper AJ Morgan used to describe what many have felt for decades. History Notes sits down with AJ to learn how he strategized and used commerce to galvanize people, and show power in unity and community. His efforts led him to block the streets of Greensboro, sit with local law enforcement and politicians, plus help voter registration efforts across the South.

Learn more about AJ and other Greensboro protesters against racial injustice in the exhibition Pieces of Now: Murals, Masks, Community Stories & Conversations

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39min
December 08, 2020 Lessons in Racism from Those Who Taught Us
Members of the Ever-Achievers Retired Teachers Club share experiences fighting racism inside and outside the classroom. Participants include retired educators Ginny Williamson, Flossie Smith, Coley Hooker and Bettye Matier.

From the History, Race, Education webinar August 18, 2020

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December 01, 2020 Teaching Controversial History
Dr. Allison Fredette of the History Education Program at Appalachian State University shares how to teach difficult subjects such as slavery, racism and violence. In addition, the Greensboro Historical Teaching Alliance offers special instruction regarding the 1979 Greensboro Massacre.

From the History, Race, Education webinar August 11, 2020

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November 24, 2020 The Sound of Hope
Dr. Kellie Brown, professor of music at Milligan University in Elizabethton, TN, discusses her recent book, The Sound of Hope: Music as Solace, Resistance and Salvation During the Holocaust and World War II

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36min

FAQs about History Notes:

How many episodes does History Notes have?

The podcast currently has 54 episodes available.