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  • Slavery, Fatherhood, & Paternal Duty

    The Baton Foundation, in partnership with the Auburn Avenue Research Library on African American Culture and History, is thrilled to offer a special Father’s Day lecture about Black fatherhood throughout […]

  • The Ledger and the Chain

    The Baton Foundation, in partnership with the Auburn Avenue Research Library on African American Culture and History, will host a lecture about the domestic slave trade in the United States—sometimes […]

  • Walk with Me: Fannie Lou Hamer’s Challenge to America

    The Baton Foundation, in partnership with the Auburn Avenue Research Library on African American Culture and History, will host a lecture about famed civil rights leader Fannie Lou Hamer. This […]

  • Philip Payton: The Father of Black Harlem

    The Baton Foundation, in partnership with the Auburn Avenue Research Library on African American Culture and History, will host a lecture about real estate entrepreneur Philip Payton and the intersection […]

  • “Ground Crew” Essay Contest

    CONTEST NARRATIVE For more than half a century, the Civil Rights Movement has been remembered, in large part, by the narratives schools, media, and cultural institutions have promulgated with regards to the Movement’s icons. Dr. King and Rosa Parks often are at the center of those narratives, and for good reason. The struggle to secure […]

  • Satirical Racism: Afro-Brazilian Activism

    The Baton Foundation, in partnership with the Auburn Avenue Research Library on African American Culture and History, will host a lecture about Afro-Brazilian satirical racism. This program is free to […]

  • Ground Crew: Honoring Unknown Civil Rights Activists

    The Baton Foundation, in partnership with the Atlanta Preservation Center and the Auburn Avenue Research Library on African American Culture and History, will host a virtual event to celebrate the […]

  • Hosea Williams: A Lifetime of Defiance and Protest

    Auburn Avenue Research Library 101 Auburn Avenue NE, Atlanta, GA, United States

    The Auburn Avenue Research Library on African American Culture and History, in collaboration with Hosea Helps, A Cappella Books and The Baton Foundation, is honored to host a virtual lecture and on-site lecture and book signing to recognize Hosea L. Williams’ 96th birthday (January 5, 1926). Dr. Rolundus R. Rice will discuss his latest publication, Hosea Williams: […]