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The African American Gallery
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CURRENT EXHIBIT
"We Voted"
Each year, the African-American Gallery of the Ethnic Heritage Museum starts the new year with an exciting new exhibit highlighting Black history. This year’s Black History Month exhibit will showcase the history of how the Black community voted. The exhibit will be unveiled on Sunday, February 1st from 2:00-4:00 p.m. The exhibit will run until the end of April.
The “We Voted” exhibit highlights local African-Americans that were elected to political office over the years. The exhibit also showcases, the successful and unsuccessful, national campaigns of members on both sides of the aisle. This exhibit examines their efforts to represent us through their campaign material. (Must sees are the campaign buttons from Presidents Hoover and Eisenhower.)
The “We Voted” exhibit highlights local African-Americans that were elected to political office over the years. The exhibit also showcases, the successful and unsuccessful, national campaigns of members on both sides of the aisle. This exhibit examines their efforts to represent us through their campaign material. (Must sees are the campaign buttons from Presidents Hoover and Eisenhower.)
On display is the President Obama quilt made in part by students from Booker Washington Community Center in 2010.
Former Alderman Victory Bell will be on hand to sign his new book, “Life and trials of Victory Bell: Striving to make a positive difference.” Bell is the first African-American elected to office in Rockford. He is also the longest serving alderman in U.S history.
At 3:00, Jean Lythgoe will give a presentation on “African-Americans in Rockford politics.” Jean recently retired from Rockford Public Library, where she worked most recently in the Local History Room.
The League of Women Voters will have a registration table from 2:00-4:00 pm to register new voters and answer questions.
Former Alderman Victory Bell will be on hand to sign his new book, “Life and trials of Victory Bell: Striving to make a positive difference.” Bell is the first African-American elected to office in Rockford. He is also the longest serving alderman in U.S history.
At 3:00, Jean Lythgoe will give a presentation on “African-Americans in Rockford politics.” Jean recently retired from Rockford Public Library, where she worked most recently in the Local History Room.
The League of Women Voters will have a registration table from 2:00-4:00 pm to register new voters and answer questions.
PERMANENT EXHIBIT
