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  • She Knew Where She Was Going: (rescheduled)

    Virtual Presentation

    She Knew Where She Was Going: Gee’s Bend Quilts and Civil Rights

    Gee’s Bend, Alabama, is home to generations of extraordinary Black craftswomen whose quilts represent a crucial chapter in the history of American Art. Since the early 1800s, these women have transformed worn clothes, sacks, and other fabric remnants into patterns that surpass the boundaries of the genre.

    Join us as we welcome Brittany Luberda, Assistant Curator of Decorative Arts at the Baltimore Museum of Art, who will provide us with a virtual tour of BMA's "She Knew Where She Was Going" exhibit, featuring five beautiful Gee's Bend quilts acquired with support from the Souls Grown Deep Foundation and Community Partnership.

    To register and receive the link, please click: Gee's Bend Quilting

  • Alice’s Ordinary People

    Virtual Presentation

    Alice Tregay, presentation and discussion with Filmmaker Craig Rudnick

    Alice’s Ordinary People is a documentary about Alice Tregay, an unsung heroine of the Civil Rights Movement. Her remarkable story spans the historic period from the marches of Dr. King to the election of Barack Obama – her great contribution is the thread which connects the two. Under the leadership of Reverend Jackson, the months that Alice and her “ordinary people” spent picketing led to real change. It was through her Political Education class that Alice had her most significant impact. Over a four year period, thousands were trained to work in independent political campaigns.

    Join documentarian Craig Dudnick as he discusses the film and gives us an overview of the Civil Rights Movement as well as Alice’s role in bringing politics to the Movement.

    Alice’s Ordinary People is available free on Kanopy, the Library’s streaming media service. Attendees are encouraged to watch the film beforehand, but it is not required.

    Please register here to receive your link: Alice's Ordinary People

  • John Lewis: Get in the Way

    Virtual Presentation

     John Lewis – Get in the Way is the first major documentary biography of civil rights hero, congressional leader, and champion for human rights, whose unwavering fight for justice spanned over fifty years.

    Follow the courageous journey of John Lewis, a civil rights hero, congressional leader, and human rights champion whose unwavering fight for justice spanned the past 57 years. The son of sharecroppers, Lewis grew up in the segregated South and rose from Alabama’s Black Belt to the corridors of power on Capitol Hill. His humble origins have forever linked him to those whose voices often go unheard.

    Register for John Lewis here.