ASALH Hampton Roads Branch

Early Bird Registration for our 111th Annual Conference is now OPEN! Register by June 30 to lock in the lowest rate for the conference and join scholars, educators, students, researchers, and community leaders in Norfolk, Virginia.

At a time when the study and teaching of history face increasing challenges, this conference is a space for rigorous scholarship, meaningful dialogue, and collective action. Be part of the conversations shaping how African American history is researched, interpreted, preserved, and shared for generations to come.

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Join us at the Main Street Library meeting room on Thursday, June 18 from 6-7 p.m. for Juneteenth Movie Night: Buffalo Soldiers: Fighting on Two Fronts. No registration required. Light refreshments provided. For more information visit, https://library.nnva.gov/264/Events-Calendar

Saturday, June 13, 2026, we meet with Chadra Pittman, Executive Director of The Sankofa Projects, for a 'Day of Remembrance.' We hope you can join us!

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On this day in 1946, the United States Supreme Court ruled in Morgan v. Commonwealth of Virginia that racial segregation in interstate travel was unconstitutional. The case arose from a 1944 incident during which Irene Morgan was arrested and fined for refusing to sit in the back of a bus en route from Gloucester County, Virginia, to Baltimore, Maryland. On appeal, she and her attorneys successfully argued that a Virginia law requiring racially separate seating did not apply to interstate commerce.

Learn more about this civil rights trailblazer in her Changemakers biography at https://www.lva.virginia.gov/collections/educator-resources/changemakers/items/show/44

Image: Posters submitted by 4th grade students as part of their 2012 nomination of Morgan for Strong Men & Women in Virginia History.

It's about that time -- to commemorate Juneteenth. This event, a partnership between the Savannah Yamacraw Branch of ASALH and The Learning Center at Senior Citizens Inc., Savannah, GA, takes place at The Historic Second African Baptist Church. The church was a key gathering place where Union officials met with Black ministers and other African Americans during the closing months of the Civil War. Tours of the church will begin immediately after the program (corrected time).
Event registration (free): https://reg129.imperisoft.com/SeniorCitizens/ProgramDetail/3539313038/Registration.aspx

Tour registration: https://reg129.imperisoft.com/SeniorCitizens/ProgramDetail/3539313233/Registration.aspx

June 2, 1863: Harriet Tubman Frees Nearly 800 People Harriet Tubman planned and guided a significant armed raid (becoming the first woman to do so in the Civil War) against Confederate forces, supply depots, and plantations along the Combahee River in coastal South Carolina.

Don’t miss this must-see exhibit! From the origins of Black History Month to Juneteenth, The Emancipation Oak and the Umoja Festival, discover how communities honor the past and build the future.

Learn more: https://brnw.ch/21x2KfX