In-Person
“PAYNE-ful” Business, Charleston’s Journey to Truth & Sleeping with the Ancestors
Charleston City Gallery 34 Prioleau Street, Unit A, Charleston, SCThe City of Charleston Office of Cultural Affairs presents two exhibitions at City Gallery that re-examine the lives of the enslaved by their descendants.
Book talk and signing at City Gallery
Join co-authors Joseph McGill Jr. and Herb Frazier for an informal talk and book signing followed by lunch. RSVP required.
International African American Museum
Please join Joseph McGill and Herb Frazier for a talk about Sleeping with the Ancestors followed by a book signing.
Timrod Library, Summerville, SC
Please join Joseph McGill and Herb Frazier for a talk about Sleeping with the Ancestors followed by a book signing.
Behind the Big House, Arkansas
Behind the Big House 151 South West Boundary Street, Holly Springs, MS, United StatesDavis Senior High School Keynote Speaker
Davis Senior High School Keynote Speaker, Sacramento, CA *private event
Boone Hall Plantation, Mt Pleasant, SC
Boone Hall Plantation 1235 Long Point Rd., Mount Pleasant, SC, United StatesHosted by the Longpoint Elementary School revitalization program with an information table and book signing.
Literary Festival, Natchez, MS
The Natchez Literary and Cinema Celebration takes pride in announcing plans for the 35th annual Celebration. Using the theme, “Rites, Rituals, and Religion in the Deep South,” this humanities conference […]
Philip Simmons High School Black History Month
Philip Simmons High School Black History Month
Roswell, Georgia
Living History and Consulting event
Jamestown Foundation, Jamestown, VA
Jamestown Foundation, Jamestown, VA book signing event. McGill has a 30-year career in public history. He is the founder of the Slave Dwelling Project, which allows people to sleep in extant slave dwellings to raise awareness and preservation of these often-neglected structures. His new book, “Sleeping with the Ancestors,” was released in 2023. https://wydaily.com/latest-news/2024/01/07/jamestown-settlements-directors-series-returns-for-2024-season/