by lindaoppenheim | Aug 31, 2016 | Article
The Princeton Sun profiles Not in Our Town board member and local historian, Shirley Satterfield. The article highlights her past and current efforts, including the establishment of the Witherspoon-Jackson Historical and Cultural Society and a heritage trail.
by lindaoppenheim | Aug 27, 2016 | Article, Events, Exhibit
In a New Yorker article, (August 29, 2016 issue) Vinson Cunningham describes the process that brought about the National Museum of African American History and Culture, which is scheduled to open in September, 2016 on the National Mall in Washington, D.C. He also...
by lindaoppenheim | Aug 25, 2016 | Article
Published originally for Black History Month, this article by Gina Vargas describes the African-American experience at Arlington Hall Station (AHS), the predecessor to the National Security Agency. She draws her information from the book The Invisible Cryptologists:...
by lindaoppenheim | Aug 23, 2016 | Events
In partnership with the Princeton Public Library and the Garden Theatre, Not in Our Town will be offering a 5-session weekly program on racial literacy from Tuesday, October 18 through Tuesday, November 15. Dr. Ruha Benjamin, African American Studies professor at...
by lindaoppenheim | Jul 25, 2016 | Article
Learning the history of the places where we live often illuminates the persistence of racism there, as in this article about Portland, OR by Alana Semuels in The Atlantic.
