by lindaoppenheim | Dec 6, 2017 | Article, Continuing Conversations
Historian of the Princeton African American community and Not in Our Town board member, Shirley Satterfield shared her memories of growing up the Witherspoon-Jackson neighborhood with undergraduates and graduate students at Princeton University’s Whitman College...
by lindaoppenheim | Dec 1, 2017 | Continuing Conversations, Events, Truth and Reconciliation
A Conversation with Residents Who Lived Through Apartheid in Princeton “We can’t change what we don’t face.” – James Baldwin “Those who cannot remember the past are condemned to repeat it.” – George Santayana “This process aims to reconcile and...
by lindaoppenheim | Sep 13, 2017 | Uncategorized
The YWCA is leading the Princeton community in celebrating the birthday and the life of Mrs. Susie B. Waxwood, the first African American director of the integrated Princeton YWCA. “Ms. Susie, Aunt Susie, Susie B., Mrs. Waxwood, she would respond to any of these...
by lindaoppenheim | Apr 5, 2017 | Events
The Arts Council of Princeton, in collaboration with the Paul Robeson House of Princeton, presents a community event Commemorating Paul Robeson’s Birthday. The family-friendly “birthday party” will feature a historical overview by neighborhood historian Shirley...
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.
