by lindaoppenheim | Feb 7, 2012 | Uncategorized
The Carl A. Fields Center, at Olden and Prospect on the Princeton University Campus, hosts a seminar on “Michelle Obama and the Making of a Black President” on Monday, February 13, 6:30–7:30 p.m. It is part of the Black History Month events sponsored...
by lindaoppenheim | Feb 2, 2012 | Events
Thur., Feb. 2 – Shirley Satterfield will share her experiences as a participant in the 1960s sit-ins in Greensboro NC, YWCA Bramwell House Living Room, 59 Paul Robeson Place, Princeton, 11:30 am. Bring a sandwich. Monday, Feb. 6 – Not in Our Town...
by lindaoppenheim | Jan 3, 2012 | Uncategorized
Those who follow the work of Not in Our Town may also be interested in knowing about the African-American Interest Group at Barnes & Noble, MarketFair in Princeton. The discussion leader is Barbara Flythe, a co-founder of Not in Our Town. Book discussions are on...
by lindaoppenheim | Dec 30, 2011 | Uncategorized
The worst crime of slavery, even worse than physical abuse, is the erosion of dignity. So said Princeton University professor Kwame Apiah in his remarks after the Princeton Public Library showing of the film “Prince Among Slaves” last month. Not in Our Town Princeton...
by lindaoppenheim | Dec 2, 2011 | Uncategorized
In 1788 a slave-ship set sail from West Africa, its berth laden with a profitable but fragile cargo: hundreds of men, women and children bound in chains and headed for American shores. Eight months later the survivors were sold in Natchez, Mississippi. Among them was...