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381 Days: The Montgomery Bus Boycott Story
Opens September 5 thru January 3, 2010
This exhibition offers a gripping account of the men and women whose non-violent approach to political and social change matured into a weapon of equality for all.
381 Days: The Montgomery Bus Boycott Story was developed and organized by the Smithsonian Institution Traveling Exhibition Service in collaboration with the Troy University Rosa Parks Library and Museum. This exhibition has been made possible through the generous support of AARP.
Free with museum admission
Photo by Don Cravens/Time Life Pictures/Getty Images
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Friday, Sept 4, 7:30 p.m. - 9 p.m.
Musical Performance: The Freedom Singers
Hear protest songs and stories of the Civil Rights Movement by the activist singing group, the Freedom Singers.
$8 members, $10 non-members
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Saturday, September 5, 1 p.m. - 3 p.m.
Master Class with Rutha Harris
Freedom Singer, Rutha Harris will lead participants in examining the history of the Civil Rights Movement through learning freedom songs.
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Friday, September 11, 7:30 p.m.-10 p.m.
Eric Marner Group
Kick off the fall season with this extraordinary
saxophonist who fuses jazz, gospel and R & B.
$15 members, $20 non-members
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Saturday, September 12, 3 p.m.
Curator’s Talk by Marquette Folley
Join 381 Days curator Marquette Folley from the Smithsonian Institution for a gallery walk and discussion of the significance of the boycott in the Civil Rights Movement.
This program is in conjunction with the special exhibition, 381 Days.
Free with museum admission
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Saturday, September 12, 11 a.m. – 1 p.m.
Story Hour: Delivering Justice, W.W. Law and the Fight for Civil Rights by Jim Haskins
Children will listen to a story about civil rights activist Westley Wallace Law who led the Great Savannah Boycott to end racial discrimination in the south, then learn freedom songs and create protest posters.
This program is in conjunction with the special exhibition, 381 Days.
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Saturday, September 20,1 p.m. - 2:30 p.m.
Song Yet Sung by James McBride
Song Yet Sung, a novel by James McBride, is the Maryland Humanities Council selection for One Maryland One Book 2009. Set on Maryland’s Eastern Shore in the 1850s, the novel weavesa gripping tale of escaped slaves, free blacks, and slave catchers.
Free, no museum admission required
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Saturday, September 26, 10:30 a.m. – 2:00 p.m.
Beginning Genealogy Workshop with Noreen Goodson
Join Genealogist Noreen Goodson and get started in genealogy. Participants should have a Maryland public library card. Participants may bring their lunch. To register, please call 443-263-1816.
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Saturday, September 26, 11 a.m. – 1 p.m.
Animation Workshop with Kids on the Hill
Children will view a short animation of the Montgomery Bus Boycott; then create their own animated work about social issues.
This program is in conjunction with the special exhibition, 381 Days.
Free with museum admission
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Saturday, September 26, 3 p.m.
Lecture: Women Behind the Movement
381 Days co-curator Elsa Barkely-Brown about Rosa Parks and other female leaders that were key activists in the Montgomery Bus Boycott.
This program is in conjunction with the special exhibition, 381 Days.
Free program, no museum admission required |
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