The Black History 101 Mobile Museum is a national award-winning traveling exhibit that educates and informs the public about the rich and diverse history of African Americans. In celebration of the 50th anniversary of hip-hop, the exhibit will showcase over 150 original artifacts reflecting the evolution of hip-hop culture and its impact on American society, highlighting the contributions of Black artists and innovators in the genre.
This insightful exhibit takes an interesting angle in viewing hip-hop culture through the lens of social movements such as the Anti-Apartheid Movement, Stop the Violence Movement, The Million Man March, and Black Lives Matter. The exhibit also includes historical and cultural artifacts from the trans-Atlantic Slave Trade, Jim Crow, Civil Rights Era, Black Power, and Black Arts Movement.
Join University of Michigan Institute for the Humanities at noon for “Using Hip-Hop Artifacts to Understand Hip-Hop Culture and its Connection to Broader Black Social, Cultural, and Political Movements” with Dr. Khalid el-Hakim, founder of the Black History 101 Mobile Museum. Details at https://events.umich.edu/event/109913.
University of Michigan Institute for the Humanities organizes programs that examine and interrogate humanities traditions broadly across space and time. The Institute aims to deepen synergies among the humanities, the arts, and disciplines across the university, and to bring the insights of the humanities to public life.
