“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.
Timrod Library, Summerville, SC
Please join Joseph McGill and Herb Frazier for a talk about Sleeping with the Ancestors followed by a book signing.
Center Church, Hartford, CT
Please join Joseph McGill and Herb Frazier for a virtual book chat hosted by the Center Church History team in Hartford, CT. Please register at https://www.zeffy.com/en-US/ticketing/b3b0f6b7-0e17-45f0-93f0-0aee24e4533d
Davis Senior High School Keynote Speaker
Davis Senior High School Keynote Speaker, Sacramento, CA *private event
Boone Hall Plantation, Mt Pleasant, SC
Hosted 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/