The National Archives is hosting two great events in honor of Black History Month this week.
A panel discussion and film screening celebrating the achievements of America’s first African-American military airmen.
Moderated by Dr. Rex M. Ellis, associate director of curatorial affairs, Smithsonian Museum of African-American History and Culture, the discussion is scheduled to include Lt. Gen. (ret.) Russell C. Davis, current president of Tuskegee Airmen, Inc., and several surviving members of the Tuskegee Airmen.
Also part of the program will be a screening of Wings for This Man, an 11-minute film produced in 1944 by the Army Air Forces and narrated by Ronald Reagan.
Wednesday, February 17, 2010
@ The National Archives, Constitution Ave. NW [between 7th & 9th St.]
William G. McGowan Theater
Washington, DC 20408
Metro: Archives-Navy Memorial-Penn Quarter
Begins at 7PM
FREE!
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The ninth edition of From Slavery to Freedom by John Hope Franklin and Evelyn Higginbotham has been revised to reflect the most current scholarship on African-American history.
This program will focus on the legacy of John Hope Franklin and this award-winning work. Joining the discussion will be Evelyn Brooks Higginbotham, co-author of From Slavery to Freedom; Archivist of the United States David S. Ferriero; and John Franklin, son of John Hope Franklin. A book signing will follow the program.
Wednesday, February 18, 2010
@ The National Archives, Constitution Ave. NW [between 7th & 9th St.]
William G. McGowan Theater
Washington, DC 20408
Metro: Archives-Navy Memorial-Penn Quarter
Begins at 7PM
FREE!
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