Reviving a Forgotten Freetown: Using Family History to Protect Communities

40 East Saint Clair Street,Indianapolis IN 46204

12 November, 2022

Description

As part of the Spirit & Place Festival, this half-day workshop, we will explore how the small African American community of Norwood was able to mobilize their family history to protect their community from unwelcome change. This hands-on program will allow us to help participants organize their family stories into community histories using newly developed “archival kits.” A partnership between Norwood Community Archives, Center for Africana Studies & Culture, and Center for Black Literature & Culture.Intergenerational, 12+. Younger children are welcome and you need not register them. All others should register by Oct. 25 due to limited seating. Questions? Contact 317-777-5020 or [email protected] Spirit & PlaceThe Spirit & Place Festival (Nov. 3-13) celebrates the powerful role the arts, humanities, and religion play in community life and is housed in the IU School of Liberal Arts at IUPUI. Learn more at spiritandplace.org.Image Credit: Norwood Community Archives. Penick-Meyers Family Collection, Ms Flinora Frazier