Press Release - For Immediate Release
Media Contact: Georgia Ann Hudson
(334) 353-3312 or georgiaann.hudson@archives.alabama.gov
ARCHIVES TO HOST A CELEBRATION OF BLACK HISTORY FAMILY EVENT
ON SATURDAY, FEBRUARY 11 FROM 10:00 AM TO 3:00 PM
Montgomery, AL (02/02/2023) – On Saturday, February 11, 2023, from 10:00
am to 3:00 pm the Alabama Department of Archives and History (ADAH) will host A Celebration of
Black History family event. Admission is FREE.
The event will feature a museum scavenger hunt, crafts, book readings,
and special presentations. Items and images from the Archives’ collections
highlighting stories of Black resistance and perseverance from Alabama’s
history will be on display. Recently digitized historical news footage from our
WSFA-TV collection that captures scenes from African American life and history
will stream throughout the day in the Milo B. Howard Auditorium. The Potz and
Panz Food Truck will be on site with lunch available for purchase.
The following community partners will attend the event, spotlighting
how they help preserve and share Black history in Alabama: Alabama League of
Women Voters; Harper Councill Trenholm Branch of the Association for the Study
of African American Life and History (ASALH); Black Belt African American
Genealogical and Historical Society; Freedom Rides Museum; Legendary Tours;
Hiztorical Visions; Troy University's Rosa Parks Museum; and Thread My Needle.
Special Events Throughout the Day:
11:00 am - A reading of the children's book Martin's Big Words
by Montgomery
Mayor Steven Reed
1:00 pm - A second reading of Martin's Big Words
by an ADAH staff member
2:00 pm - An Alabama Radio
Moments presentation featuring Black
radio pioneer Dr. Shelley Stewart.
Known as one of the voices of the civil rights movement, Stewart will discuss
his time at Birmingham’s WENN-AM. The program will be moderated by WSFA’s
Rosanna Smith. Stewart’s presentation, part of a series sponsored by the
Alabama Humanities Alliance, accompanies ADAH’s temporary exhibit of the same
name located on the second floor and on view through May 2023.
For additional
information, visit www.archives.alabama.gov or email alex.colvin@archives.alabama.gov.
The Alabama Department of Archives and History is the state’s
government-records repository, a special-collections library and research
facility, and home to the Museum of Alabama, the state history museum. It is
located in downtown Montgomery, directly across Washington Avenue from the
State Capitol.
The Museum of Alabama is open Monday through Saturday from 8:30 to 4:30. The
EBSCO Research Room is open Tuesday through Saturday from 8:30 to 4:30. To
learn more, visit www.archives.alabama.gov or call (334) 242-4364.
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Alabama Department of Archives & History
624 Washington Ave., Montgomery, AL 36130
www.archives.alabama.gov