Join historian, teacher and writer, Dr. Hasan Kwame Jeffries for a discussion of the some of the many legacies of the American Revolution. In anticipation of the 250th anniversary of the start of the American Revolution, this program will invite participants to consider how our understanding of history shapes modern society, how we develop a collective memory and tracing our present world through the past.

Hasan Kwame Jeffries

Dr. Jeffries teaches, researches and writes about the African American experience from a historical perspective. He has chronicled the Civil Rights Movement in the 10-episode Audible Originals podcast series “Great Figures of the Civil Rights Movement." He has collaborated on several public history projects, including serving as the lead scholar and primary scriptwriter for the $27 million redesign of the National Civil Rights Museum at the Lorraine Hotel in Memphis, Tenn., the site of the assassination of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.

He regularly shares his expertise on African American history and contemporary Black politics through public lectures, op-eds and interviews with print and broadcast news outlets. His 2020 TEDx Talk, “Why we must confront the painful parts of U.S. history,” has been viewed more than two million times. His commitment to teaching what he calls “Hard History” led him to host the podcast “Teaching Hard History,” a project of the Southern Poverty Law Center’s Learning for Justice division.

Dr. Jeffries also helps school districts develop anti-racism programming and culturally responsive curricular content centered on social studies by conducting professional development workshops for teachers and administrators. A College of Arts and Sciences Alumni Associate Professor in the Department of History at The Ohio State University, he takes great pride in opening students’ minds to new ways of understanding the past and the present. For his pedagogical creativity and effectiveness, he has received numerous awards, including Ohio State’s highest commendation for teaching – the Ohio State Alumni Award for Distinguished Teaching.

He currently serves as the chairperson of the Board of Directors of The Montpelier Foundation, which stewards the Virginia estate of James Madison, the fourth president of the United States and the architect of the Constitution.

Tickets to the November 9 program are $5 per person.

About the American Revolution Museum at Yorktown

The American Revolution Museum at Yorktown is open 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. daily (closed Thanksgiving, Christmas and New Year’s days) and located on Route 1020 near the Colonial Parkway in Yorktown.

A commemorative partner of the Virginia American Revolution 250 Commission, the American Revolution Museum at Yorktown tells the story of the nation’s founding. Comprehensive indoor exhibits and outdoor living-history areas capture the transformational nature and epic scale of the Revolution and its relevance today.

Museum admission tickets can be purchased online or in person. Plan your visit today or call (757) 253-4838 for more information. Parking at the museum is free for museum visitors. A free shuttle service is available to Historic Yorktown on the Yorktown Trolley.