The Royall House & Slave Quarters presents an online discussion with Tsione Wolde-Michael, the co-curator of the recent exhibit “Reckoning with Remembrance: History, Injustice, and the Murder of Emmet Till” at the National Museum of American History. The new exhibit features a single object, the 2008 historical marker commemorating Emmet Till, which was vandalized over the course of many years and contains 317 bullet holes. Tsione will discuss the complicated relationship between Black history and national belonging.

Admission is free, but registration is required: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/201785715507

Tsione Wolde-Michael is a curator of African American Social Justice History at the Smithsonian National Museum of American History, where she also serves as director for the Center for Restorative History. Her work focuses on redress and restorative justice in museums through innovative approaches to community engagement, collections management, cultural heritage, and exhibitions. Tsione’s decade-long work in the field of public history includes the landmark Slavery and Freedom exhibition at the National Museum of African American History and Culture.