Montclair Event: ‘One Woman’s Experience Of The Great Migration’

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Join the Loudoun Museum of Leesburg, VA as research volunteer Caroline S. O’Connell explores the experience of Flossie Sinclair Furr, an African American school teacher who was a part of the Great Migration during the first decades of the 20th century.

Caroline will share the reasons Flossie Sinclair Furr and others from Loudoun County, VA made their way to Montclair, NJ, why some returned home, and the impact their time in the North had on their lives and those of others in Loudoun. The presentation will expand on this original blog post: https://www.montclairhistory.org/new-blog/from-loudoun-to-montclair-one-womans-experience-of-the-great-migration

Caroline S. O’Connell is a volunteer with the Loudoun Museum in Leesburg, VA. Her research interests include Loudoun County’s historic African American communities and Black-owned businesses. She has a master’s degree in Russian Area Studies from Georgetown University.

This is a free event held on Zoom. It will take place on Thursday, Feb. 20 at 7 p.m. on Zoom. Register for the Zoom link online here: https://events.humanitix.com/h...

About the Montclair History Center: The Montclair History Center, formerly the Montclair Historical Society, is an independent not-for-profit organization that was founded in 1965. Montclair History Center shares stories of Montclair’s diverse and complex history through research, education, and programs. We connect the past with who we are today. For additional information, please visit the website www.montclairhistory.org or contact the Montclair History Center at 973-744-1796 or mail@montclairhistory.org.

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