by lindaoppenheim | Apr 11, 2022 | Article
Following World War I, efforts to form a new union, the Progressive Farmers and Household Union of America led to one of the worst incidents of racial violence initiated by whites against black sharecroppers according to a just released report from the Equal Justice...
by lindaoppenheim | May 26, 2019 | Podcast
Jonathan Capehart of the Washington Post created a limited series podcast interviewing veterans of the civil rights movement. Episodes include Bloody Sunday, the participation of women and children, nonviolent resistance, and the role of music. To hear the voices of...
by lindaoppenheim | Apr 25, 2019 | Events, Uncategorized
June 12, 2019, 8:30 a.m. to 3:30 p.m., Grounds For Sculpture, Hamilton, New Jersey This workshop will demonstrate how the arts can be used to engage our communities and audiences in exploring African American history and experience. Following a presentation about how...
by lindaoppenheim | Apr 13, 2019 | Events
Rutgers University-Newark graduate student, Noelle Lorraine Williams, designed a sculpture to commemorate Frederick Douglass’s visit to Newark on April 17, 1849 to deliver an address at the former Plane Street Colored Church as a fundraiser for his North Star...
