Boston Revisited: Fifty Years of the Bay State Banner – Exhibition Opening

When:
Sunday, Sep 23, 2018 1:00p -
4:00p

Where:
Howard Gotlieb Memorial Gallery
771 Commonwealth Ave
Boston, MA 02215

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Admission:
FREE

Categories:
< 21, Art, Kid Friendly, University

Event website:
http://hgar-srv3.bu.edu/web/guest/events/current

The Howard Gotlieb Archival Research Center at Boston University is proud to open "BOSTON REVISITED: Fifty Years of the Bay State Banner", a major exhibition that chronicles the journey and the evolution of challenges and successes within the black community in Boston and New England as seen through the photographs of the African American owned news weekly. The exhibition is presented in conjunction with the publication of a new book, Boston's Banner Years: 1965 - 2015 - A Saga of Black Success. Banner publisher and editor, Melvin Miller will be present to sign copies of the book, which will be available for purchase at the event.


The exhibition portrays these five decades of history in Boston in the areas of education, employment, banking and business, housing, community organizations, social movements, demonstrations, politics, law enforcement, civil rights, sports, music, and the arts.


The event is free and open to the public and the reception begins at 1:00 pm; R.S.V.P. 617-353-3697 by Tuesday, September 18, 2018.

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