Washington who is author of tonights book , boss of the grips, the life of James H Williams and the red caps of Grand Central terminal. This is part of an ongoing series of programs posted in conjunction with our series the ballad of harlem. If youve not had a chance to look at the exhibition it will be up through the end of december. There are all these things inside the exhibition that i think you will hear about tonight and also it might feed your own historical knowledge about how the ballot for harlem examines several strands of black place making in the 20th century offering viewsof president s and institutions dedicated to education , politicalengagements , cultural affirmation and creativity. The exhibition as i was mentioning earlier highlights includes the brotherhood of sleeping car porters which was the first union of black workers particularly plowman porters and youll also find selections from ruby dee and aussie davises collection which we recentlyacquired. Also items fr
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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