Events

"Streets on the Table" Podcast Launch Listening Party

July 29, 2022

UNO public history students debut new episodes of “Streets on the Table,” a podcast exploring the history related to the street renaming process in New Orleans at CR Coffee House. 

Saturdays @ NOAAM

June 18, 2022

The Midlo Center joins the New Orleans African American Museum for their Juneteenth edition of Saturdays at NOAAM with artist and master quilter Cecelia “Cely” Tapplette Pedescleaux to create a collaborative sewn piece using artifacts from Freedom on the Move.

Freedom on the Move in New Orleans: A Student Showcase

May 21, 2022

A K-12 student creative showcase exploring the lives of freedom-seeking enslaved people in New Orleans and south Louisiana featuring musical performances, visual art, and more inspired by the Freedom on the Move digital database.

Midlo Center Visiting Scholar Talk: Slavery in the Suburbs

May 5, 2022

Visiting Scholar Greg Beaman restores the identities of enslaved people whose labor built nineteenth-century New Orleans and documents how surveyors and builders doubly profited from their exploitation. In-person and on Zoom. 

Melpomene Street Blues: Remembering a Central City Neighborhood

April 29th, 2022

Join the Midlo Center, Neighborhood Story Project, and PUNCTUATE at the Small Center's Open House for the book release of Melpomene Street Blues, exploring archaeological artifacts from "the Melph," a Central City neighborhood torn down in the 1960s to build the William J. Guste, Sr. Homes.

Climates of Inequality: Stories of Environmental Justice

January 6 - February 13, 2022

A multi-media traveling exhibit about environmental issues affecting frontline communities, the historical roots of these issues, and strategies to transition from extractive environments to generative ones. 

The Historic New Orleans Collection Virtual Field Trip: Environmental Justice Series, Part 2 

December 2, 2021

Michael Esealuka of Healthy Gulf, Joy Banner of The Descendants Project, and Imani Jacqueline Brown of Forensic-Architecture explore the environmental justice struggles communities face around the state of Louisiana.

The Historic New Orleans Collection Virtual Field Trip: Environmental Justice Series, Part 1

December 1, 2021

Community activist Michael Pellet will explore the historical significance of Lincoln Beach and current efforts to restore the space. 

Unearthing the Vieux Carré’s Forgotten Cemeteries

November 18, 2021

Join New Orleans Catholic Cemeteries and D. Ryan Gray, Ph.D., for a virtual presentation on early Catholic burial customs and the hidden cemetery landscapes of the French Quarter.

Uprooted: Race, Public Housing, and the Archaeology of Four Lost New Orleans Neighborhoods

October 13, 2021

D. Ryan Gray will discuss his book "Uprooted," exploring archaeological research on four neighborhoods that were razed during the construction of public housing in World War II-era New Orleans.

The Hard History Project Virtual Professional Learning Community

October 2020 - July 2021

A monthly virtual meeting with guest speakers exploring various history teaching methods and how they can be applied in the classroom.

Tennessee Williams & New Orleans Literary Festival

March 24 - 28, 2021

A five-day virtual literary arts festival featuring panel discussions, interviews, readings, theater events, music, and more. The Midlo Center is a sponsor of this annual event. 

Breaking Ground: A Conversation on French Colonial-Era Archaeological Sites in New Orleans

March 11, 2021

Join archaeologist Ryan Gray and historian Erin Greenwald for a conversation on the state of colonial-era archaeology in New Orleans.

The Movement Continues: How 19th C. Activism Paved the Way for the Modern Civil Rights Movement

March 7, 2021

Part of the 25th Williams Research Center Symposium at The Historic New Orleans Collection, this panel discussion features Leona Tate, Lydia Charles, Mary Niall Mitchell, and Mishio Yamanaka.

"The Teen-Agers Have Taken Over the Civil Rights Campaign in Plaquemine," V.P. Franklin Lecture

February 20, 2020

V.P. Franklin, former Editor of The Journal of African American History, presents the history of youth activism in Louisiana in the civil rights era. Sponsored by The Friends of the UNO Library, the Midlo Center, and UNO's Department of History and Philosophy.

RE-presenting History: Reflections on 1811 Rebellion Reenactment

November 13, 2019

A post-reenactment, community-centered conversation reflecting on the process and performance of the 1811 Slave Rebellion Reenactment, and discussing its afterlife. The roundtable includes reenactors Ron Bechet, Gianna Chachere, Karen-Kaia Livers, and Dread Scott, moderated by Lolis Elie.

New Orleans Tricentennial Symposium: Making New Orleans Home

March 11, 2018

Lectures and panel discussions presented by the City of New Orleans 2018 Commission's Cultural and Historical Committee exploring the city's history on the 300th anniversary of its 1718 founding.

Sold South and Midlo 25th Anniversary Celebration

December 14, 2016

A panel discussion between descendants of enslaved people sold to Louisiana by Georgetown University and historians held at THNOC and a presentation by historian Dr. Gwendolyn Midlo Hall on the contribution of the Midlo family to New Orleans civil rights on the occasion of the 25th anniversary of the Midlo Center.