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SUMMARY:"The Black Experience and Route 66" program and pop-up exhibit
DESCRIPTION:On Friday\, November 15\, from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m.\, Choctaw Freedmen Citizen Footprints (CFCF) is partnering with the Oklahoma Historical Society to share and discuss Black experiences on Route 66 in the Chesapeake Event Center and Gallery at the Oklahoma History Center in Oklahoma City. \nThe CFCF will unveil the Oklahoma Freedmen Families and Descendants pop-up exhibit at the event. This exhibit explores the journeys of Freedmen families traveling across Route 66 and other Oklahoma roads\, highways\, and byways for work and family gatherings\, creating a new path for their descendants to follow. These journeys played a pivotal role in shaping Oklahoma’s history and narratives. \nBrenda Droke\, Doris Burris Williamson\, and Wanda Warren will be the guest speakers\, among others\, rendering a special tribute to selected honorees from the Burris\, Coleman\, Butler\, Cole and Liggins families. \nA light lunch will be served. The event is free\, but registration is required. The registration deadline is Friday\, November 1. \nRegister for the event. \n \n \n \n \n
URL:https://www.okhistory.org/calendar/event/black-experience-route-66-program/
LOCATION:Oklahoma History Center\, 800 Nazih Zuhdi Drive\, Oklahoma City\, OK\, 73105\, United States
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CATEGORIES:Programs and lectures
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