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Sloss Furnaces Black History Month Brown Bag Presentations
From Wednesday, February 10 2010 -  12:00pm
To Wednesday, March 03 2010 - 1:00pm
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Wednesday, February 3rd and Wednesday February 17th @ 12pm

African American Labor Music in the Mills and Mines

This presentation will allow you to listen along to original music from the book, The Spirit of Steel. The lecture will include fascinating details about the ballads, songs and instrumentals, that were used in the mines and the mills to help uplift the spirits of the generations who labored to produce the nation's wealth.

 

Wednesday, February 10th & Wednesday February 24th @ 12pm

African American Women of the Sloss Quarters

The African American Women of the Sloss Quarters presentation will focus on the traditions and customs mothers, wives and daughters of ex-sharecroppers brought with them to the urban industrial landscape of Sloss Furnaces and its company housing.

Location : Sloss Furnaces Theatre Room
Contact : Karen Utz, Sloss Curator This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it or 205.324.1911
Reservations are required. Please bring lunch. Cost: Free

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