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Dec 18

Exhibit Opening Reception (Virtual): Freedom Journey 1965: Photographs of the Selma to Montgomery March by Stephen Somerstein

By CHS

Please join us for a virtual opening reception for Freedom Journey 1965: Photographs of the Selma to Montgomery March by Stephen Somerstein, a traveling exhibition organized by the New-York Historical Society.

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Dec 18

Exhibit Opening Reception (Virtual): Freedom Journey 1965: Photographs of the Selma to Montgomery March by Stephen Somerstein

By CHS

Please join us for a virtual opening reception for Freedom Journey 1965: Photographs of the Selma to Montgomery March by Stephen Somerstein, a traveling exhibition organized by the New-York Historical Society.

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Mar 07

Department Stores and the Black Freedom Struggle: Workers, Consumers, and Civil Rights

By CHS

How did civil rights activists use department stores (like Hartford’s G. Fox) as centers for the struggle for black freedom? Historian Traci Parker will discuss her new book on this topic. Come early to view our exhibition, Black Citizenship in the Age of Jim Crow.

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Mar 07

Department Stores and the Black Freedom Struggle: Workers, Consumers, and Civil Rights

By CHS

How did civil rights activists use department stores (like Hartford’s G. Fox) as centers for the struggle for black freedom? Historian Traci Parker will discuss her new book on this topic. Come early to view our exhibition, Black Citizenship in the Age of Jim Crow.

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Jun 18

Workers, Consumers, and Civil Rights at G. Fox & Co. Department Store

By CHS

We invite CMCH members and visitors to bring a lunch and join us for a noontime talk by Dr. Traci Parker, NERFC fellow, about the racial integration of sales and clerical work at G. Fox during and after the Second World War.

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Jun 18

Workers, Consumers, and Civil Rights at G. Fox & Co. Department Store

By CHS

We invite CMCH members and visitors to bring a lunch and join us for a noontime talk by Dr. Traci Parker, NERFC fellow, about the racial integration of sales and clerical work at G. Fox during and after the Second World War.

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Jun 10

Generations of Struggle: Connecticut and Civil Rights

By Connecticut Museum of Culture and History

Join us for a cross-generational conversation about growing up during the Civil Rights era and today.

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Jun 10

Generations of Struggle: Connecticut and Civil Rights

By CHS

Join us for a cross-generational conversation about growing up during the Civil Rights era and today.

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Jun 10

Generations of Struggle: Connecticut and Civil Rights

By CHS

Join us for a cross-generational conversation about growing up during the Civil Rights era and today.

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      • Lunar New Year Celebration
      • Día de Muertos Community Celebration
    • Youth & Families
      • Inspire Center
      • Children’s Book
      • History to Go
      • Scout Programs
      • Youth Group Programs
    • Adults
      • The Citizenship Project
      • Adult Outreach Programs
    • Educators
      • On-Site Education Programs
      • Classroom Outreach
      • Distance Learning
      • Educator Resources
      • Homeschool
      • How to Schedule an Education Program
    • Guided Tours
  • RESEARCH
    • Researching Onsite
    • Digital Reproductions
    • Women of Color Suffrage
    • Community History Project
    • A Brief History of Connecticut’s LGBTQ Community
  • Cultural Sustainability
    • Legends & Lore
    • Southern New England Apprenticeship Program
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