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NOW VIA ZOOM ONLY DUE TO WEATHER: The Georgia of the North: Black Women and Civil Rights in New Jersey

Sun, Feb 09

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On February 9, 2025, in conjunction with the SOMA Community Coalition on Race, Durand-Hedden will host author Hettie V. Williams to discuss her work on Black women and the civil rights movement in New Jersey.

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NOW VIA ZOOM ONLY DUE TO WEATHER: The Georgia of the North: Black Women and Civil Rights in New Jersey
NOW VIA ZOOM ONLY DUE TO WEATHER: The Georgia of the North: Black Women and Civil Rights in New Jersey

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Feb 09, 2025, 1:00 PM – 4:00 PM

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About the event

Black women played a crucial role in the Civil Rights Movement in New Jersey. These leaders forged interracial, cross-class, and cross-gender alliances locally and nationally, and were key to securing progressive civil rights legislation in New Jersey.

 

This fascinating history is the subject of a presentation to be given by Professor Hettie V. Williams, author of The Georgia of the North: Black Women and the Civil Rights Movement in New Jersey, in honor of Black History Month. Durand-Hedden House & Garden and the South Orange-Maplewood Community Coalition on Race are pleased to host Dr. Williams via Zoom on Sunday afternoon, February 9, to discuss this ground-breaking research. Doors will open at 1 p.m. and the lecture will begin at 1:15 p.m.

 

Dr. Williams will explore how and why New Jersey’s Black leaders, community members, and women in particular, affected major civil rights legislation, legal equality, and integration a…


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