February 27, 2023
A panel discussion about the Civil War-era Black suffragist movement in Pennsylvania.
Detail of the Popel Shaw Center's 2016 Black History Month poster.
Join the Popel Shaw Center for Race & Ethnicity and the Office of Alumni Relations for this Black History Month performance by Lenwood Sloan, Kelly Summerford, and Sharia Benn – selected living history interpreters of the Pennsylvania Past Players. History comes to life as they don the personas of Henry Watson, Frances E.W. Harper, and William C. Goodridge, and Frances E. W. Harper – prominent and powerful 19th century Black Pennsylvania abolinists and suffragists. To read more about the living histor interpreters and their persosonas, click here: PA Past Players & Their Personas
Individuals must register to attend. Space is limited for in-person participation, however the event will be livestreamed on the Alumni Relations YouTube channel in real time. To participate either in person or online, please click here to register: Registration - Pathways to Progress: The Value of the Vote .
Further information
- Location: Stern Great Hall
- Time: 6:00 pm - 7:00 pm
- Cost: $0.00