Posts Tagged ‘the Green Book’
Magnolia Shoebox Lunch N Learn & Traveling While Black Immersive Experience
Magnolia Shoebox Lunch N Learn & Traveling While Black Virtual Reality Immersive Experience: A Historical Exploration to learn, reflect, and celebrate Black history, join The Historic Magnolia at Union Station in Winston-Salem, NC. Look for holiday special rate promo code through December 31st at check-out. Join us for a Cinematic Virtual Reality Experience that immerses…
Read MoreThe Negro Motorist Green Book
Visitors will explore film, photographs, interactives, and oral histories from travelers and “Green Book” business owners; compare “Green Book” sites then and now; and appreciate historical objects from the Smithsonian and from a variety of “Green Book” sites. This Illinois Holocaust Museum exhibition includes artifacts from business signs and postcards to historic footage, images, and firsthand accounts that illustrate not just the apprehension felt by Black travelers, but also the resilience, innovation, and elegance of people choosing to live a full American existence.
Read MoreThe Truth About Green Book
The Green Book continues the movie tradition of “truth” telling from a non-black point of view and calling it “the truth.”
Read MoreMinnesota finally gets an African-American museum, thanks to two visionary women
An African American Museum finally comes to Minnesota.
Read MoreProtecting history: Meet MKE’s rare books librarian (and ABHM Board member)
Maria Cunningham is Milwaukee Public Library’s new Rare Books Librarian and a member of the Board of Directors of the Dr. James Cameron Legacy Foundation, which operates ABHM. She talks about her early fascination with rare books and what excites her about the job.
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