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The 51st DC History Conference is a free, four-day community conference considering the District's past, present, and future.
The DC History Conference is an interdisciplinary, community conference considering the District’s past, present, and future. Since 1973, the conference organizers have provided a welcoming, educational, and stimulating forum for original research on and engagement with the history of the Washington, DC metropolitan area—prioritizing the local city but including nearby Maryland and Virginia, and the federal government.
The DC History Conference is co-presented by the DC History Center, DC Public Library, and HumanitiesDC, and supported by organizational partners and a volunteer planning committee.
The DC History Conference welcomes students, community members, educators, artists, storytellers, and cultural heritage workers at the Martin Luther King Jr. Memorial Library and the DC History Center for our FREE, four-day event.
Questions? Email us at conference@dchistory.org.
Oral History Symposium at the History Center (801 K St NW): 10:00 AM - 7:30PM
This special symposium highlights community-based oral history, hosted by the DC History Center, in partnership with Oral History in the Mid-Atlantic Region.
All Day | Registration
Session A, 10:30 - 11:45 AM
Session B, 12:00 - 1:15 PM
History Network: 1:30 - 3:30 PM
Session C: 3:45 - 5:15 PM
After Hours Party: 5:30 - 7:30 PM
All Day: Registration
Session D: 10:15 - 11:30 AM
Session E: 11:45 AM - 1:00 PM
DC History Showcase: 1:15 - 3:15 PM
Letitia Woods Brown Memorial Lecture: 3:30 - 5:00 PM
Hope and Soul: Black resistance and Resilience through Sport & Sound. Maurice Jackson in conversation with E. Ethelbert Miller
Walking Tours: 10:30 AM - 1:00 PM
Keynote Address: 1:30 - 3:00 PM
Fearless Vampire Killers: The Bad Brains Photographs of Glen Friedman in conversation with Ian MacKaye
Session G: 3:15 - 4:30 PM
AGE GROUP: | Adults |
EVENT TYPE: | Special Collections | Lecture |