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 October 29 for the Annual Meeting and to hear U.S. Senator Roy D. Blunt deliver the 2022 My Missouri Lecture.

Join us for a new series starting in January of 2023 on the second Tuesday of each month at noon.

PROGRAM SCHEDULE:

Tuesday, January 10 – “Ten works that help us understand our history” presented by Joan Stack, SHSMO art curator.  Plans for a virtual talk on this subject by Stack are in the works for April. Stay tuned for more details!

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.