The Brown Era in Beaumont, Texas Lecture

Join the Havre de Grace Maritime Museum, in collaboration with the Havre de Grace Colored School Museum and Cultural Foundation, during Black History Month for the “Reclaiming the Narrative” lecture series. This series will examine African American history as a narrative and focus on aspects that are often misrepresented, ignored, or omitted from United States history. There will also be a children’s class on the Underground Railroad. Admission to the lecture series is free to the public.

The landmark 1954 United States Supreme Court decision of Brown v. Board of Education sent shockwaves throughout the United States as the integration of public school districts and institutions of higher education became the new law of the land. This lecture will focus on the Southeast Texas community of Beaumont, Texas, and how the African American community there fought against segregation and for their rights to obtain a quality education.

Presented by: Phillip Harris, Museum Docent and Historian at The Havre de Grace Colored School Museum and Cultural Center

Event Address: Havre de Grace Maritime Museum, 100 Lafayette Street, Havre de Grace, MD 21078
Event Contact: (410) 939-4800 or info@hdgmaritimemuseum.org
Lecturer Contact: The Havre de Grace Colored School and Cultural Center, Inc., 555 Alliance Street Havre de Grace, Maryland 21078 ・ hcsmcc.museumdocent@gmail.com ・ www.hdgcoloredschool.com