The Bloomington-Normal Black History Project Presents: A Reunion: The Booker T. Washington Home

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The Bloomington- Normal Black History Project Presents:

A Reunion: Neighbors, Friends and Musicians

Panel I Saturday, February 10    1:00 – 2:00 p.m.

Neighbors and Friends: The Booker T. Washington Home 

This discussion will explore and celebrate the stories of local African Americans in McLean County. The project will host area residents who lived at the Booker T. Washington Home in Bloomington in the 1950s. Museum director of marketing and community relations, Jeff Woodard, will serve as moderator for this unique programming.

To be held in the Museum courtroom on the second floor, and live streamed to the Museum's YouTube channel.

The Bloomington-Normal Black History Project (BNBHP) was founded in 1982 and its collections span the 19th and 20th centuries. The collection contains photographs, portraits, booklets, articles, and photocopies related to club organizations and churches of the local Black community. In 1989, the Black History Project was affiliated with the McLean County Historical Society, which now serves as a repository for the project's collections.

 Related links:  https://mchistory.org/blog/museum-to-dedicate-historic-marker-on-bloomington-s-west-side-memorializing-the-former-booker-t-washington-home-for-colored-children

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