Event

Ranger Program: "A Shameful Land: The African American Experience During the Great War"

Independence National Historical Park

Fee:

Free.

Location:

Portrait Gallery in the Second Bank, Chestnut Street between 4th and 5th Streets

Dates & 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.

Reservation or Registration: No