Smithsonian Poster Exhibit
From the child-size shackles of a slave and the clothing worn by Carolotta Walls on her first day at Little Rock Central High School to Chuck Berry’s Gibson guitar, “Maybellene,” and the track shoes worn by Olympian Carl Lewis, the exhibition presents a living history that reflects challenge, triumph, faith, and hope.
Organized by the Smithsonian Institution Traveling Exhibition Service, the Friends of the Brentwood Public Library, Inc. in collaboration with the National Museum of African American History and Culture, “A Place for All People” highlights key artifacts that tell the rich and diverse story of the African American experience.
The exhibit runs through Black History Month at the Brentwood Branch Library.
- Grand Opening and Reception Thursday, February 1, 5:30 - 7:30 p.m.
- 124th Anniversary of Lift Ev’ry Voice and Sing: A Place for All People Symposium Saturday, February 24, at 12:30 p.m.
“The poster exhibition and related public programs are an opportunity for The Friends of the Brentwood Public Library to showcase its work in sharing the many stories of African American and African diaspora people and their contributions to the local community and the American story,” said Sharon Coon, founder, chair and longtime Friends of the Brentwood Public Library member.
For more about our Library Friends or to contact them, visit jaxpubliclibrary.org/about/friends-groups.