All events are in Central time unless specified.

Thursday, February 21

Lecture

Brown Bag Lecture: Exploring the History of Black Americans in Nebraska and Lincoln

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12:00 pm – 1:00 pm
Location: Nebraska History Museum
Spend the lunch hour with us at the Nebraska History Museum for a Brown Bag Lecture with Dr. Jeannette Eileen Jones, associate professor of history and ethnic studies at UNL. Dr. Jones will be exploring the history of Black Americans in Nebraska and …
This event originated in History.
Lecture

Great Plains lecture: From Slavery to Homesteading

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3:30 pm – 5:00 pm
Location: Center for Great Plains Studies
African Americans participated in the vast migration to the Great Plains unleashed by the Homestead Act of 1862. As formerly enslaved persons, they sought to own and work their own land, a right previously denied them. Nicodemus, Kansas, the most …
This event originated in Center for Great Plains Studies.

Ongoing Events

Exhibit - Artifacts

The Heart of Campus: A N150 Exhibit

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All Day
Location: Love Library South Room: 218
“The Heart of Campus” is a new exhibit to celebrate N150. A special tribute to University Hall and other artifacts curated by the University Archives & Special Collections staff are featured. A selection of archival photographs run on the virtual …
This event originated in Libraries.