June 19, 2013

Video: ‘Freedom’s Sisters’ Exhibit Opens in LA at Museum of Tolerance

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*Freedom’s Sisters, an emotional exhibit that tells the story of African American women who changed the world, is currently on display at the Museum of Tolerance. The interactive exhibition honors 20 African American women who have worked for freedom and equality in America. The honorees include: Ella J. Baker, Mary McLeod Bethune, Shirley Chisholm, Septima [...]




Freedom’s Sisters Tour Celebrating African American Women Pioneers in Civil Rights Comes to Los Angeles

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*LOS ANGELES, CA – It would be difficult to imagine the course of American history without them: Harriet Tubman and the Underground Railroad; Rosa Parks and her brave refusal in 1955 to relinquish her seat on a Montgomery city bus; Fannie Lou Hamer and her courageous stand at a 1968 political convention. These stories of [...]