Event
Ranger Program: "A Shameful Land: The African American Experience During the Great War"
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Fee:
Free.Location:
Portrait Gallery in the Second Bank, Chestnut Street between 4th and 5th StreetsDates & Times
Date:
Saturday, February 23, 2019
Time:
1:00 PM
Duration:
1 hour
Type of Event
Talk
Description
Learn about the 35,000 African Americans that served in segregated units during WWI. Discover how work opportunities led to the Great Migration, but also caused racial tensions in Philadelphia.