The Marietta Museum of History presents History 4.0: a series of four week sessions discussing American History from a local perspective. Join us in our first session with Marietta’s own Michael Thomas as he focuses on our African American heritage and the Middle Passage. Michael will present four lectures and interactive workshops to discuss the largest forced transatlantic migration in the world involving the trading of slaves, sugar, cotton and rum. This course will center around the human trade and transport portion of this route known as the “Middle Passage.” Often a neglected topic in our history books but a very important subject to explore to gain a better understanding of the racial strife we are still struggling with hundreds of years later.

The class will be offered every Thursday, November 2, 9, 16 and 30 from 6–8 p.m. The series costs $40. History 4.0 will be held at the Tumlin community room at the Marietta Museum of History,1 Depot Street, Suite 200 in Marietta.

Register at www.MariettaHistory40.eventbrite.com. Museum Members get a $10 off per person discount! Discount code will be in member emails or call the museum at (770) 794-5710 to get your code or purchase your ticket over the phone!

This article was originally published on page 12 of the November issue of EAST COBBER.