The Black Chicago History Forum
Presents Events for Spring 2016
Contact information: 312.341.3745
THE QUEST FOR POLITICAL INDEPENDENCE
"Rediscovering an Early 20th Century Political Hero: Edward H. Wright, 'The Iron Master'"
Panel/Public discussion featuring Robert T. Starks, Charles R. Branham, Christopher R. Reed and Moderated by Lionel Kimble Jr.
When and where:
March 5, 2016, 1:30 p.m. - 3:30 p.m.
George Cleveland Hall Library, Michigan Ave. and 48th St.
MODERN BLACK ART EXPLORED
"Double Consciousness: African American Abstractionists, 1950-1990,"
Camille Ann Brewer, MFA, MLIS, Executive Director, Black Metropolis Research Consortium.
When and where:
March 26, 2016, 2:00 p.m. - 4:00 p.m.
Chicago Bee Branch Library, 36th and State St.
DR. KING COMES TO CHICAGO - NEW BOOK RELEASE
"The Chicago Freedom Movement: Martin Luther King Jr. and Civil Rights Activism in the North"
Mary Lou Finley, Bernard LaFayette Jr., James Ralph Jr. and Pam Smith, co-editors
When and where:
April 16, 2016, 2:00 p.m. - 4:00 p.m.
Chicago Bee Branch Library, 36th and State St.
INTRODUCING BLACK HISTORY INTO THE SCHOOLS
"The Black Chicago Museum in CPS Via Artistic Displays"
LaNaye Lawson, Amos Alonzo Stagg Elementary School, Moderated by Joycella Omerey and Pat Bearden
When and where:
April 30, 2016, 1:30 - 3:30 p.m.
George Cleveland Hall Library, Michigan Ave. and 48th St.
BLACK WALL ART EXPLORED "Wall Murals of Bronzeville and Beyond
John Towns, Ph.D., Olive Harvey College
When and where:
May 7, 2016, 1:30 - 3:30 p.m.
Du Sable Museum of African American History, 57th Place and Cottage Grove Ave. (Ames Auditorium - North End)