December 29, 2021 There was a popular song in the early 90s called "Let's Talk About Sex." Needless to say, the music video got a lot of attention, but the song wasn’t bad either. It held up because the premise made [...]
May 13, 2021 Dorsie Willis draft registration. Ancestry.com. Mr. Willis was a Minneapolis resident for more than 60 years. A few weeks ago, I got a research request for anything regarding a man named Dorsie Willis, someone I knew [...]
Lena Olive Smith: Civil Rights in the 1930s by Jackie Sluss This article was originally published in Hennepin History Magazine, Winter 1995, Vol. 54, No. 1 Lena Olive Smith and client at Olive Hair Store, Nicollet Avenue, Minneapolis. Courtesy [...]
Local scholar Dr. Yelena Bailey presents research from her new book How the Streets Were Made. Learn how federal policies, like redlining, and advertisements directed toward white and Black consumers shaped and reflected Americans’ perceptions of Black life. Dr. Bailey is a finalist for the 2021 Minnesota Book Award.
Brought to Light: The University of Minnesota’s heritage of slavery by Christopher P. Lehman This article was originally published in Hennepin History Magazine, Spring-Summer 2016, Vol. 75, No. 2. The grand, stately William Aiken House of Charleston, South Carolina, is [...]
Twin Cities’ black golfers have a legacy of fighting discrimination by Tina Burnside This article was originally published in Hennepin History Magazine, Summer 2018, Vol. 77, No. 2 Charles Rodgers started playing golf at age five in his hometown of Memphis, TN, [...]
This virtual event will discuss opposition to plans to expand Interstate 35W from 1986 to the early 2000s. Panelists will include political and community leaders who advocated for transportation alternatives, brought awareness to automobile pollution, and pushed back against the demolition of housing for freeways.
Desegregating South Minneapolis Housing: Tilsenbilt Homes of 1954 by H. Lynn Adelsman This article was originally published in Hennepin History Magazine, Spring 2005, Vol. 64, No. 2 In 1952 Camille Keller bought a home on 43rd Street and Third [...]
June 10, 2020 Minneapolis, and the United States as a whole, is facing its history in a new and urgent way. The death of George Floyd has reverberated around the globe, and we in Hennepin County find ourselves at the center of [...]
September 4, 2018 Archival donations come to the museum through a variety of sources. This past spring the archive received a donation from Walker Methodist Care Center. Dr. Hayward McKerson had passed away in December 2017 and with no known surviving family members, the care center reached out to the [...]
