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
Charleston City Gallery 34 Prioleau Street, Unit A, Charleston, SCJoin co-authors Joseph McGill Jr. and Herb Frazier for an informal talk and book signing followed by lunch. RSVP required.
International African American Museum
IAAM 14 Wharfside Street, Charleston, SC, United StatesPlease join Joseph McGill and Herb Frazier for a talk about Sleeping with the Ancestors followed by a book signing.
Timrod Library, Summerville, SC
Timrod Library 217 Central Avenue, Summerville, SC, United StatesPlease join Joseph McGill and Herb Frazier for a talk about Sleeping with the Ancestors followed by a book signing.
University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, Michigan
University of Michigan, Ann Arbor 500 S State St, Ann Arbor, MI, United StatesBehind 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 will explore life and death experiences in a series of presentations on religious traditions, burial rituals, cemetery history, mourning practices, and historic holidays which are […]
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/
Fort Moultrie, Sullivans Island, SC
Fort Moultrie, Sullivans Island, SC Living History event
Griffin Spalding Historical Society
Griffin Spalding Historical Society / UGA, Griffin, GA
Juneteenth Celebration
Magnolia Plantation & Gardens, SC 3550 Ashley River Rd, Charleston, SC, United StatesLearn more about the Slave Dwelling Project and the meaning behind Juneteenth. Honor and recognize the Emancipation of those who were once enslaved.
Morris Island, Charleston, SC
Join us on Thursday, July 18, 2024 as we commemorate the 161st anniversary of the Assault on Batter Wagner. The Assault on Battery Wagner on July 18, 1863, was an unsuccessful assault led by the 54th Massachusetts, an African American infantry, famously depicted in the movie Glory. Battery Wagner is located on Morris Island in […]
Born from Conflict: A 17th Century Living History Event – St. Luke’s Historic Church & Museum
The 17th century was a time of violent upheaval and social unrest. St Luke’s Historic Church & Museum will be examining the Colonial conflicts in this living history event with reenactors, a period concert and presentations. Come and enjoy this free event and learn more about the time before our Nation’s founding.
8th SDP Conference
The 8th national Slave Dwelling Project Conference will take place October 3-5 in Philadelphia, PA in collaboration with University of Pennsylvania’s McNeil Center for Early American Studies.
Magnolia Plantation & Gardens, Living History Day
Magnolia Plantation & Gardens, SC 3550 Ashley River Rd, Charleston, SC, United StatesLiberia House, Joe & Herb Book Talk
Liberia House, Manassas, VA Joe & Herb Book Talk
African American Research Library and Cultural Center in Ft. Lauderdale, Florida
Black History Month Cultural Conversation on the evening of Thursday, February 29, 2025 at the African American Research Library and Cultural Center in Ft. Lauderdale, Florida.
Distant Horizon Walking Tour, Charleston, SC
Distant Horizon Walking Tour, Charleston, SC
Behind the Big House Tour
Behind the Big House 151 South West Boundary Street, Holly Springs, MS, United StatesBehind the Big House Tour, Holly Springs, Mississippi
Kentucky Heritage Council, Keynote Speaker
Kentucky Heritage Council, Keynote Speaker; Newport, Kentucky https://nkytribune.com/2025/03/kentucky-heritage-councils-2025-historic-preservation-conference-to-be-held-may-15-16-in-newport/
250th Commemoration in Lexington/Cayce, SC
Lexington / Cayce, SC 250th Commemoration