Preserving the History of African Americans

with Joyce Hunter of the African American Cultural & Historical Museum of Washtenaw County

For years, the African American Cultural & Historical Museum of Washtenaw County has been giving presentations to local schools and working with the Historic Downtown Tour to help preserve the history of African Americans in the area. The museum has three facets to its collection: The arts, the Underground Railroad tour and oral histories. Joyce Hunter, President and CEO of the African American Cultural & Historical Museum of Washtenaw County joins Laurel Hess to talk about some new and ongoing projects.

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Oct 02, 2019

Hosted by: Laurel Hess
Produced by: Heartland Newsmakers Team
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