The Sangamon Experience at the University of Illinois Springfield hosts an Illinois Humanities Road Scholars Speakers Bureau presentation
entitled "Untold African American Stories" by Mary Frances.
Mary
Frances, documentarian and independent historian, searched institutional
and individual collections of photographs depicting the history of
black life in Springfield. Untold African American Stories is told
through photography and the stories of African American life in
Springfield, Illinois. Engage in discussing the past and how it impacts
today by attending Untold African American Stories.
This
event is being produced by the University of Illinois Springfield,
Sangamon Experience and Diversity Center, in partnership with Illinois
Humanities. The Illinois Humanities Road Scholars Speakers Bureau
invites Illinois authors, artists, and educators to share their
expertise and enthusiasm with people throughout the state, enabling
local nonprofit organizations to present free-admission cultural
programs to their communities.
