News | The Charles H. Wright Museum of African American History

June 06, 2019

Tour Explores Detroit Streets & Monuments to Slave Owners

Noted historian Jamon Jordan will lead a tour of streets and monuments in Detroit that honor slave owners.
April 19, 2019

Poet & Biographer to Headline Concert

American Book Award-winning poet and biographer Quincy Troupe will headline a concert bringing together the power of poetry and jazz.
April 04, 2019

Legal Historian to Lecture on Supreme Court

Legal historian and Gratz College President Paul Finkelman will discuss his book Supreme Injustice: Slavery in the Nation’s Highest Court.
April 03, 2019

Mourning Dr. Roberta Hughes Wright

Dr. Roberta Hughes Wright, widow of museum founder Dr. Charles H. Wright, has passed away at the age of 96.
March 29, 2019

Col. Clifford Worthy, Jr. Hosts Book Signing

Col. Clifford Worthy, Jr., author of the memoir The Black Knight, will sign copies and discuss his work at The Wright.
March 09, 2019

Exhibition Tells the Story of Families Enslaved at Monticello

Jefferson is venerated as one of the most consequential champions of individual rights in history, but he also enslaved hundreds of black people.

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