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Out of This Strife Will Come Freedom: Free People of Color and the Fight for Equal Rights in the Civil War Era

Join the Delaware Historical Society on December 3 as we host Dr. Warren Milteer Jr. for a talk on his groundbreaking new work, Out of This Strife Will Come Freedom: Free People of Color and the Fight for Equal Rights in the Civil War Era.

Free people of color were both architects of equal rights and active participants in the Civil War, on and off the battlefield. Their unique status as already free persons before emancipation shaped their experiences of military service, political activism, and community life in ways distinct from those newly freed from slavery and affected how they navigated the pursuit of equal rights. Centering their voices and histories, Out of This Strife Will Come Freedom shows how their sacrifices and strategies helped forge America’s path toward justice, reshaping our understanding of freedom and their enduring legacy in the national story.

Tickets $5. Purchase here: https://dhs.givecloud.co/out-of-this-strife-will-come-freedom

Haunted Delaware

Get into the spooky Halloween spirit with Delaware Historical Society, as we join storyteller and author Josh Hitchens for a chilling evening of scary tales from the darker side of Delaware’s history.

Hitchens is a historian, storyteller, and author of the books Haunted History of Delaware and Eerie Delaware: Chilling Tales from the First State. Born and raised in Sussex County, Delaware, he has been a storyteller for the Ghost Tour of Philadelphia since 2007.

The evening will feature some of Hitchens’ favorite scary tales from his books along with a spirited Q&A with the audience followed by a book signing (bring your own books).

Tickets $10. Purchase here: https://dhs.givecloud.co/Haunted-Delaware

Author Talk: Cristin O’Keefe Aptowicz

Huxley & Hiro Booksellers and the Delaware Historical Society welcome Cristin O’Keefe Aptowicz for an author talk on her new book The Ballad of the Fugitive William Parker: A True Tale of Love, Murder, Treason, and Ordinary Folks Who Saved America.

The Ballad of the Fugitive William Parker is the first narrative nonfiction account of the Christiana Resistance, and the first to unite the three of the radical abolitionist communities that made it possible: the wealthy free Black elite of Philadelphia, the rural white Quakers of Pennsylvania, and the fugitives from slavery who lived, worked, and ultimately fought in both worlds. It tells the story of what happened outside William Parker’s house in the dawn hours of September 11, 1851, but it also tells a much larger story involving decades of tenacious, ever-evolving anti-slavery and civil rights efforts by communities spread out across Philadelphia and rural southeastern Pennsylvania.

Cristin O’Keefe Aptowicz is also featured at the History Book Festival in Lewes on September 26.

Free event. Registration required: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/cristin-okeefe-aptowicz-author-talk-tickets-1992284131468

An Evening with William Francis Albensi

Join DHS and Huxley & Hiro for a talk with local author and historian William Francis Albensi about his new book, Wilmington Before Interstate 95, moderated by Emily Lieb.

Wilmington before Interstate 95 is his sixth book for Arcadia Publishing, all dedicated to the history of the First State. The book contains images primarily from the Delaware State Public Archives dated in the 1950s and early 1960s, highlighting west Wilmington and the neighborhoods demolished for the interstate as well as a city history and the downtown area from this bygone era.

Q&A and book signing to follow.

Free event. Registration required: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/an-evening-with-william-francis-albensi-hosted-at-huxley-and-hiro-tickets-1988354071553

Historical Resistance and the Power of Dissent — SOLD OUT

**THIS EVENT IS SOLD OUT. Note the rescheduled date. **

Join us in Old Town Hall on Monday, February 9 for a conversation about the history of protest and resistance in the United States and Delaware featuring Gloria Browne-Marshall, professor and author of A Protest History of the United States, and Kimoko Harris, a local labor leader.

The conversation, moderated by Lewes author, Ron Collins, will explore 500 years of protest and resistance in US history — and what the unsung heroes of social movements past can teach us about navigating our chaotic world.

This event is presented in partnership with ACLU Delaware, Delaware Humanities, and Huxley & Hiro.

An Evening with Kathleen DuVal at the Delaware History Museum

The Delaware Historical Society and Huxley & Hiro will host author Kathleen DuVal for a conversation about her award winning book, Independence Lost: Lives on the Edge of the American Revolution.

In Independence Lost, Duval recounts an untold story as rich and significant as that of the Founding Fathers: the history of the Revolutionary Era as experienced by enslaved African Americans, American Indians, women, and British loyalists living on Florida’s Gulf Coast.

Winner of the Journal of the American Revolution Book of the Year Award • Winner of the Society of the Cincinnati in the State of New Jersey History Prize • Finalist for the George Washington Book Prize

A Q&A and book signing will follow the talk. Books will be available for purchase at the event.
Registration required, please register here: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/an-evening-with-kathleen-duval-at-the-delaware-history-museum-tickets-1755208488839

An Evening with Emily Lieb at Huxley & Hiro

Huxley & Hiro and the Delaware Historical Society are thrilled to host author Emily Lieb for a conversation about her new book, Road to Nowhere, which tells the story of how a never-built highway devastated Baltimore’s Rosemont neighborhood. This event will be moderated by University of Delaware professor Nina David, whose research has explored the impacts of I-95 construction in Wilmington.

The conversation will highlight how highway construction, whether in Baltimore, Wilmington, or beyond, has been a tool of systemic racism, destroying thriving Black middle-class communities through discriminatory housing, education, and transportation policies across the country.

The talk will be followed by a Q&A and book signing. Books will be available for purchase at the event, which will take place at the Huxley & Hiro Prose Parlor. Registration required, register here: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/an-evening-with-emily-lieb-at-huxley-hiro-tickets-1788783021169

An Evening with Richard Bell

Join Delaware Historical Society and Huxley & Hiro Booksellers for an engaging author talk with Dr. Richard Bell as he shares insights about his latest book, followed by a Q&A and book signing.

In The American Revolution and the Fate of the World! Bell reveals the full breadth and depth of America’s founding event. The American Revolution was not only the colonies’ triumphant liberation from the rule of an overbearing England; it was also a cataclysm that pulled in participants from around the globe and threw the entire world order into chaos. Repositioning the Revolution at the center of an international web, Bell’s narrative ranges as far afield as India, Africa, Central America, and Australia.

The talk will be moderated by Dr. Zara Anishanslin is Associate Professor of History and Art History at the University of Delaware.

Books will be available for purchase at the event. Registration required. Register here: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/an-evening-with-richard-bell-at-the-delaware-history-museum-tickets-1755201688499