Stockton Kicks Off Celebration of Black History Month

The photography exhibit, was just the beginning.

began its celebration of Black History Month before the calendar saw Feb. 1 when that exhibit opened earlier this month.

The exhibit, which illustrates economic, recreational and cultural opportunities afforded African Americans through the New Deal, is on display on the first floor of the college library, through Feb. 28.

Stockton faculty member Dr. Sharon Ann Musher, recent graduates and a current student have provided additional display cases that show how other minorities experienced life during the Great Depression.

Other upcoming events include:

Before Martin Luther King: Civil Rights in the 1930s: Jan. 22, 1-3 p.m. at the Sara and Sam Schoffer Holocaust Resource Center on the second floor of the College Library.

Musher will explore the precursors to the Civil Rights Movement during the 1930s. Stockton alumni will give exhibit tours. Two professional development hours (PDH) are available for New Jersey educators who attend.

Freedom and Citizenship: Using Core Themes to Present the Past: Jan. 26, 2:30-4:20 p.m at the Sara and Sam Schoffer Holocaust Resource Center on the second floor of the College Library.

Ivy Weingram, assistant curator of the National Museum of American Jewish History, will explore how museum exhibits are built around themes. An activity will encourage reflection on civic engagement today.

Discussion Panel on Claiming Citizenship New Deal Photography Exhibit: Feb. 9, 4:30-6 p.m. at the Townsend Residential Life Center. 

Musher, along with exhibit curator and historian Rickie Solinger, Distinguished Professor of Art Wendel White and Dean of the School of Arts and Humanities Robert Gregg will examine the photography exhibit historically, politically and aesthetically.

Information on all events and exhibits was provided by Stockton, which also stated that all events and exhibits are made possible by grants from the New Jersey Council for the Humanities and the New Jersey State Council on the Arts/Department of State.