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Mathematician Katherine Johnson of West Virginia will be one of many accomplished African-Americans featured this month in a series of videos from the Underground Railroad Museum.
FLUSHING Thirty days hath September, April, June and November. All the rest have 31 except February, which this year will feature 28 Days of Black History, courtesy of the Underground Railroad Museum in Flushing.
The museum is celebrating Black History Month with online presentations this year. The COVID-19 pandemic closed the museum’s physical location in Flushing and curtailed its activities, but the board and director are continuing late founder and curator John Mattox’s mission to educate people about this aspect of American history.
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The civil rights March on Selma, Alabama, will be one of many events celebrated in February in a series of videos this month from the Underground Railroad Museum.
FLUSHING Thirty days hath September, April, June and November. All the rest have 31 except February, which this year will feature 28 Days of Black History, courtesy of the Underground Railroad Museum in Flushing.
The museum is celebrating Black History Month with online presentations this year. The COVID-19 pandemic closed the museum’s physical location in Flushing and curtailed its activities, but the board and director are continuing late founder and curator John Mattox’s mission to educate people about this aspect of American history.