Lecture Series

Explore Missouri's past and prepare for the future through the African American Experience in Missouri lecture series. A collaboration of the State Historical Society of Missouri's Center for Missouri Studies and the University of Missouri's Division of Inclusion, Diversity, and Equity, it is designed to offer the community opportunities to reach a new understanding of present-day Missouri by learning about the history of African Americans within the state.

Join us on November 6 for the Annual Meeting and to hear Norm Stewart deliver the My Missouri 2021 Lecture, reflecting on how his Show-Me State roots shaped his career. Explore scrapbooks and photographs related to Stewart's life in an exclusive pop-up exhibit.

The My Missouri Lecture Series invites prominent Missourians from all walks of life to reflect on what being a Missourian has meant to them as they speak about how the state’s history, people, and culture have shaped their experiences.