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Humanities Connection - Looking Forward From the 45th Anniversary of the...
On May 17, 1968, when nine Catholic activists burned 378 draft files in the parking lot of the Catonsville draft board to protest the Vietnam War, little did they know the ripple effects of their...
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Humanities Connection - "Expert Witnesses" the NAACP's Brown Case Strategy
May 17th marks the 59th anniversary of the Brown v. Board of Education verdict, the landmark US Supreme Court ruling declaring separate public schools for black and white students as unconstitutional....
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Humanities Connection - Abraham Lincoln: The Final Casualty of War
William A. Hammond, who was appointed Surgeon General of the U.S. Army by Abraham Lincoln, founded what is now known as the National Museum of Health and Medicine in Silver Spring, Maryland to document...
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Humanities Connection - The Power of History Day: 'True Believer'
Podcast Summary: Maryland History Day is a national program coordinated in our state by the Maryland Humanities Council that engages students in a discovery of the past through hands-on experiences and...
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Humanities Connection - Morality: Science or Humanities?
Podcast Summary: Lindsay Thompson is an Associate Professor at the Johns Hopkins Carey Business School in the practice track with expertise in the role of character and human values in business,...
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Humanities Connection - Marylanders on the Front Lines of Freedom
Podcast Summary: The MHC grant-supported oral history performance project, For Stories from The Struggle for Civil Rights, organized by the Center for Art, Design, and Visual Culture at UMBC, brought...
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Humanties Connection - Chautauqua 2013: Amelia Earhart
Podcast Summary: Have you ever wondered what it would be like to hear famous historical figures speak.. in real life? The Maryland Humanities Council, in partnership with hosts in six regions of the...
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Humanities Connection - The Birth of the Anthem and the Battle of Baltimore
Maryland’s role in The War of 1812, also known as America’s Second War of Independence, can’t be denied, leaving its mark all over our state. Maryland Humanities Council Speakers Bureau scholar, Ranger...
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Humanities Connection - One Maryland One Book: Your Library Might Just...
Podcast Summary: MHC’s One Maryland One Book program brings together diverse people in communities across the state through the shared experience of reading the same book. Readers participate in...
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Humanities Connection - Black Women In The Women’s Army Corps (Wac) During...
Podcast Summary: For the first time during World War II, African-American women were allowed to enter the military. The first contingent trained in Fort Des Moines, Iowa. Librarian, historian, and...
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Humanities Connection - Digging Into The Past: The Jefferson Patterson Park...
Podcast Summary: The Jefferson Patterson Park and Museum in Calvert County is Maryland’s State Archeology museum. It is host to the Maryland Archaeological Conservation Laboratory, known as the MAC...
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Humanities Connnection - The Mason-Dixon Line on its 250th Anniversary
Podcast Summary: This year marks the 250th Anniversary of the Mason-Dixon Line. While the Missouri Compromise of 1850 more accurately reflected the boundary between slave-holding and Free states during...
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Humanities Connection - Music of the War of 1812 in America - The...
Podcast Summary: The War of 1812 inspired an abundance of music. Ballads like “Madison’s March” and “Perry’s Victory” not only told the tale of famous battles, but captured the stirrings of party...
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Humanities Connection - Making Sense of the American Civil War: Liberty and...
Podcast Summary: Maryland’s experience as a divided state during the American Civil War was truly unique. Drastic steps were taken, such as moving the State legislature from Annapolis to Frederick, to...
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Humanities Connection - An Argument for the Sake of Heaven
Podcast Summary: The Maryland Humanities Council’s Practicing Democracy Program uses the humanities to spur respectful civic dialogue among Marylanders with divergent viewpoints. This year, MHC will...
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Humanities Connection - Letters About Literature
Podcast Summary: Has a book ever inspired you or changed your view of the world? What would you write to your favorite author if you had the chance? Letters About Literature is a national writing...
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Humanities Connection - The Birth of the Anthem and the Battle of Baltimore
Podcast Summary: Maryland’s role in The War of 1812, also known as America’s Second War of Independence, can’t be denied, leaving its mark all over our state. Maryland Humanities Council Speakers...
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Humanities Connection - The Humanities Prepare Students For More Than Just A...
Podcast Summary: The American Academy of Arts and Sciences recently released "The Heart of the Matter," a report aiming to spur dialogue on the role that the humanities and social sciences play in...
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Humanities Connection - Femi and the Drifish and the Out of Water Experience
Podcast Summary: Poetry can serve as a catalyst for self-discovery. The spoken-word duo, the “5thL,” helps writers find their voice through creative writing. One half of the pair, named “Femi,” also...
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Humanities Connection - Baltimore Painted Screens Celebrate Centennial
Podcast Summary: The MHC grant supported project, “From Little Bohemia to Middle East: 100 Years of Painted Screens” celebrates a century of a unique, functional emblem of Baltimore: The painted...
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