January 11, 11:00 a.m. – 12:00 p.m. Minnesota History Center. $15-$20

This year’s line-up, running from November 2024 through April 2025, features a range of speakers who demonstrate excellence in historical scholarship and showcase the complexity, diversity, and power of our shared American story. This month’s lecture is: 

This month’s discussion is The Girls Who Desegregated America’s Schools. Historian Rachel Devlin shows how young Black girls were at the center of the grassroots movement to desegregate America’s schools and fight racial inequity in public education. From filing desegregation lawsuits with their parents, to bravely enduring harassment and abuse while integrating formerly all-white schools, Black girls took on the difficult work of reaching across the color line in public schools. A revelatory history that recovers the underappreciated contributions of a generation of civil rights pioneers.

Events are offered virtually and in-person at the Minnesota History Center. Individual event tickets: In-person $20, Virtual $15. For series pricing available. MNHS members save 20% and free student rush tickets will be available day-of.

For more information, visit mnhs.org/events/2864.