Event
Dorothy Porter Wesley: Preserving African American History
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Fee:
Free.Dates & Times
Date:
Friday, March 12, 2021
Time:
9:00 AM
Duration:
7 hours
Type of Event
Virtual/Digital
Description
In celebration of Women's History Month, a pre-recorded book talk featuring ranger John Fowler and author Dr. Janet Sims-Wood that looks at the life and work of Dr. Dorothy Porter Wesley who was instrumental in creating the Moorland-Spingarn Archives and Library at Howard University. Dr. Wesley also knew both Mary McLeod Bethune and Dr. Carter G. Woodson and she helped Mrs. Bethune and NCNW create the Archives for Negro Women's History and she helped Dr. Woodson and his organization, ASALH.
The interview will air on the Mary McLeod Bethune Council House NHS Facebook page at: www.facebook.com/NPS.MAMC and the Carter G. Woodson Home NHS Facebook page at: www.facebook.com/NPS.CAWO.
Part One airs at 12 noon
Part Two airs at 3:30 p.m.