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Third Way Civics: Educating Undergraduates for American Democracy

March 4, 2022 - By Trygve Throntveit

What does it mean to live in a democracy? This question confronts all peoples aspiring to a life of liberty, security, and dignity.

MHC Receives the 2021 Schwartz Prize: It Took a Village!

December 15, 2021 - By Rose McGee

The nation witnessed in horror and heard Mr. George Floyd’s plea, “I can’t breathe” and with his last dying breath, his call out for his “Mama.” That was May 2020 and all eyes were on Minnesota. At Minnesota Humanities Center (MHC), we struggled with how and even when to respond…

A tribute to Dr. James Peterson (1942–2021): In Memoriam

November 5, 2021 - By Patrick Henry

James L. Peterson, who served on the Minnesota Humanities Center (MHC) Board of Directors from 2009 to 2018, died on October 30, 2021.

Impossible to Remain Silent

June 3, 2021 - By Kevin Lindsey

Our nation, for far too long, has remained silent about open and notorious acts of racial violence experienced by African Americans. As a teenager reading, The Black Book edited by Middleton A. Harris and Toni Morrison, I became aware of the countless atrocities experienced by African Americans that were ignored…

Rage and the Minnesota Poet Laureate

April 30, 2021 - By Athena Kildegaard

A few days ago a jury found Derek Chauvin guilty of killing George Floyd—a murder that feels simultaneously as if it happened yesterday and as if it happened years ago.

The Work Ahead

April 23, 2021 - By Kevin Lindsey

The work of creating a just society for all does not happen by accident. The work of a just society requires all of us to play a part in advancing the cause of justice.

Remembering the Women who Shaped my Life

April 14, 2021 - By Mary K. Boyd

I grew up in the Rondo community. It was a village of community educators. As I reflect, I am grateful to the women of that village who helped to guide and shape my life. I remember being told by my mother, “There is nothing that you cannot do if you…

On the Blazing of Trails

March 26, 2021 - By Dr. Theresa Battle

In celebration of Women’s History Month, the Minnesota Humanities Center has asked some of our friends to write essays to share with you their thoughts on diverse women’s achievements and challenges over time, in Minnesota and elsewhere. These thoughts and reflections display a variety of perspectives to encourage healthy dialogue,…

Recovering Women’s Stories/Inventing Women’s History

March 24, 2021 - By Mary K. Boyd

March has been National Women’s History Month since 1987. It is amazing to realize that just two decades before that, the profession of history did not recognize women’s history as a valid field of inquiry.