Free events with Carolina Public Humanities
Date: Thu, Sep 17, 2026
Time: 9:30 AM - 4:30 PM
Venue: Various Locations in Raleigh, Raleigh
Price: Free
Category: Community
Carolina Public Humanities has many public events planned. You can see them all at humanities.unc.edu/events/. Most require pre-registration. Many of them are free, and others are low-priced. Read on for just a few of these events. "She Will Be Quite a Manager": From Plantation Owner to Girl Boss Thursday, September 17, 2026 5:30 to 7 p.m. Ackland Art Museum 101 S. Columbia Street, Chapel Hill, NC Free (register at above link) What do a Civil War-era plantation owner and a modern “girl boss” have in common? More than you think. Adelicia Acklen and Dorothy Thomas were two of the most powerful plantation-owning women—one in the US South and the other in South America—but both wielded the power of ownership by deploying and playing on particular ideas of femininity. This talk traces their unsettling legacy into the present, asking what happens when women gain power within systems built on inequality. The 21st Century Supreme Court Tuesday, September 22, 2026 6 to 7:30 p.m. Chapel Hill Public Library, 100 Library Drive, Chapel Hill, NC, and online Free (register at above link) In the past several years, the United States Supreme Court has handed down rulings that have reshaped voting rights, presidential power, elections, immigration, and many more aspects of American life. This panel discussion will dive into some of those recent decisions, providing context and exploring their implications, as well as examine the court itself and the ways its operations have changed. Education for All? The Past, Present, and Possibility of NC Schools Saturday, September 26, 2026 9:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. Chapel Hill Public Library, 100 Library Drive, Chapel Hill, NC, and online Free (register at above link) An All-Day Forum Designed for K-12 Educators and the Public The story of public education in North Carolina is complex. The state’s Declaration of Rights places a right to an education alongside other rights like religious liberty and jury trials. Yet, since Brown v. Board of Educatio
