Past Event
Spotlights: Freedom Now! The Modern Civil Rights Movement (1945-1968)
- Thursday, April 18, 2024
- 12:45pm - 3:10pm
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- Type
- Gallery Talks & Tours
- Series
- Black History Month
Highlights from the Event
Our 25-minute spotlight tours provide an engaging introduction to a key topic in the Defending Freedom, Defining Freedom: The Era of Segregation 1876-1968 exhibition.
About this program: After World War II, a generation of African Americans saw less and less reason to endure attacks on their civil rights. Learn how African Americans survived the challenges set before and explore how the nation emerged more in sync with its pronouncements about freedom, equality, and democracy.
Photo Credit: NMAAHC