Charlotte Hawkins Brown Museum“Should I Sacrifice To Live ‘Half-American’”: The Birth of the Double V CampaignIn December of 1941, the United States of America declared war on Japan and officially entered World War II following the bombing of Pearl…5 min read·Jan 31, 2024----
Charlotte Hawkins Brown Museum2023 in Review…The past two years have seen immense change at the Charlotte Hawkins Brown Museum. This year, 2023, was our first year with a full staff…4 min read·Dec 21, 2023----
Charlotte Hawkins Brown MuseumBlack Heritage Day 2023, a reviewIn March of 2022 Tanesha and I took a walk around campus and started dreaming. Imagine a stage. Imagine kids running around, making chalk…3 min read·Jul 20, 2023----
Charlotte Hawkins Brown MuseumChristmas in SedaliaOn Saturday December 10th, the Charlotte Hawkins Brown Museum and the Town of Sedalia hosted our Inaugural Christmas Tree Lighting event…3 min read·Dec 22, 2022----
Charlotte Hawkins Brown MuseumReflecting on 120 Years of PalmerOccasionally we’ll have a visitor, usually a young visitor, ask us why Charlotte Hawkins Brown decided to open a boarding school just for…4 min read·Oct 22, 2022----
Charlotte Hawkins Brown MuseumPalmer’s Summer InstituteHave you ever heard of Upward Bound? Upward Bound is a program run by the Department of Education that offers “opportunities for…4 min read·Sep 15, 2022----
Charlotte Hawkins Brown MuseumRemembering Maria Hawkins Cole, 1922–2012Sunday July 10, 2022 marked the tenth anniversary of the passing of jazz singer Maria Hawkins Cole (also known throughout her life as Marie…3 min read·Jul 12, 2022----
Charlotte Hawkins Brown MuseumTeacher Appreciation- Spotlighting Leon Dekalb and Lois Mailou JonesMay is Teacher’s Appreciation Month, and we want to show appreciation to the amazing teachers who chose to dedicate their lives to the…3 min read·May 3, 2022----
Charlotte Hawkins Brown MuseumThe Alice Freeman Palmer Building, 100 Years LaterOn the afternoon of Friday, April 7th in 1922 members of the Palmer Memorial Institute community gathered on campus to dedicate the newly…3 min read·Apr 7, 2022----
Charlotte Hawkins Brown Museum“Wings Over Jordan” and “The Negro and the Social Graces”On March 10, 1940, Dr. Charlotte Hawkins Brown gave a speech on the Columba Broadcasting System (CBS) radio show, Wings Over Jordan. The…6 min read·Mar 18, 2022----