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Thank you for joining us for c two nights discussion with our independent scholar and author tonightsnd book boss of the groups perk up along as part of a series of programs at our current exhibition about harlem if you have not had a chance to look at the exhibition will be up through the end of december there are all these things you will hear about tonight and historicalbout tonight and knowledge examining black place making offering institutions committed to Community Education and innovation in political engagement, global perspective, culture affirmation, and creativity. To highlight include the brotherhood of the first union for black workers particularly the pullman porters work also find selections f from the collection that we recently acquired perk also lee also items that are so much more. Save the date november 13 we will have a conversation with curator jeff green. Event taking a place in december in conversation about making community. Talking about how the black communi
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