Black travelers had every reason to fear N.J., but you wouldn’t know it from ‘Green Book.’

by lindaoppenheim | Feb 24, 2019 | Article, history

Kathleen O’Brien rightly notes the limitations of the Oscar-nominated movie Green Book, which tells the story of the friendship between pianist Dr. Don Shirley and his chauffeur Tony Lip and depicts segregation in accommodations in the South in the 1950s.  (The...

Date Correction: Black History Month Presentation @ Trenton Free Public Library, February 16, 2019

by lindaoppenheim | Feb 11, 2019 | Events

Black History Month Presentation 1:30-3:30 p.m. @ Community Room  Join us as we present three wonderful speakers focusing on the role of women and young girls in the desegregation of our schools. Dr. Rachel Devlin of Rutgers University will discuss her new book A Girl...

Black History Month Presentation @ Trenton Free Public Library, February 16, 2019

by lindaoppenheim | Feb 11, 2019 | Events

Black History Month Presentation 1:30-3:30 p.m. @ Community Room  Join us as we present three wonderful speakers focusing on the role of women and young girls in the desegregation of our schools. Dr. Rachel Devlin of Rutgers University will discuss her new book A Girl...

Minneapolis Ends Single-Family Zoning that Became Proxy for Race

by lindaoppenheim | Dec 14, 2018 | Article

Minneapolis City Council voted to eliminate single-family zoning, allowing residential structures with up to three dwelling units in every neighborhood, changing government-sanctioned racial housing segregation.  While the U.S. Supreme Court ruled in 1917 that zoning...

African American History Events, December 11, 2018

by lindaoppenheim | Dec 6, 2018 | books, Documents, Events, Exhibit, history

“Open Archive: Segregation in Princeton,” Princeton Public Library, 5:30-7:00 PM Explore original artifacts and archival materials that tell the story of segregation in Princeton – from businesses to schools to the local fight for civil rights. Presented...