Eleanor Roosevelt indignantly quits membership of Daughters of the American Revolution after they refuse to let Marian Anderson perform in Constitution Hall DC, today 1939:
In Part 3 of our #BlackHistoryMonth TESTIFY series, @EricKendricks54 feels the literal weight of oppression when @ACPage_77 shows him a slave collar from the 1820s.
"These artifacts & experiences can't be erased. It connects us to our past & allows us to understand our present."
Our TESTIFY Tuesday #BlackHistoryMonth series continues w/ Harrison Phillips (@horribleharry99) joining Alan Page (@ACPage_77) as they share why learning Black history —the pain and the joy — is so important to understanding the fabric of American history. #BHM
For #BlackHistoryMonth , player reps @EricKendricks54 & @horribleharry99 toured the TESTIFY exhibit with @Vikings legend @ACPage_77.
@BLACKGIRLFILMS1 documented the powerful experience through thought-provoking pieces of Black art & oppression.
Episode 1: https://t.co/HW5dgjmudn
Life in the city: celebrating 88 days of school at JPMS with Page Scholars, PEF staff, MN Vikings cheerleaders, Viktor, JPMS staff and all the KIDDOS! I’m lovin it. #88DAYS @PageEdFdn @MPS_JusticePage @MPS_News
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We’re honored to have attended the reception opening of TESTIFY: Americana from Slavery to Today at the Mpls Central Library's Cargill Hall from Feb 1st - Mar 29th. We were also excited to meet Page Scholar Alum, Julio Zelaya, who helped to organize Testify Tuesdays. 💜🖤
Full house in rapt attention listening to @ACPage_77, and daughter Georgi Page, at the opening of TESTIFY — an exhibit at the Mpls DT @hclib of the Diane and Alan Page Collection of “African American art and artifacts”. It has a two month run - don’t miss. https://t.co/8Ia6FPdRg2
On this first day of Black History Month, I am honored and humbled to have been featured on the @TODAYshow. I hope my story can inspire a new generation of public servants, just as those who came before inspired me.
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