I’ll try to list events and/or learning opportunities that will be occurring during Black History Month.
Here’s the first one:
Black History Month Programs at the History Center in Fort Wayne
302 E. Berry St., Fort Wayne
Free to the public
- Separate but Equal? Lecture
Sunday, Feb. 5, 2 p.m.J.J. Foster will deliver the George R. Mather lecture for the month with on topic Separate but Equal?. Foster is the Campaign for African American Achievement Coordinator for the Fort Wayne Urban League. - The Road to Brown Video and Panel Discussion
Sunday, Feb. 12, 2 p.m.The Road to Brown, a video and panel discussion about Brown vs. Board of Education in Topeka, Kan., will be presented in collaboration with the African/African-American Historical Society and Museum.
For more information, call (260) 426-2882 or visit www.fwhistorycenter.com.
All events will be held at the Eugene and Marilyn Glick Indiana History Center, 450 West Ohio Street, Indianapolis, unless otherwise noted.
Indiana Black History Challenge
The Indiana Black History Challenge from the Indiana Historical Society is open to all ages; one entry per person.
Investigate black Hoosiers in the Civil War in the Study Guide. Print a copy of the 2012 game card, answer the 10 questions and return it to the Eugene and Marilyn Glick Indiana History Center by Wednesday, Feb. 29. Or play online.
Two tickets to the Indiana Experience at the History Center and a Donatos pizza coupon will be awarded to the first 5,000 entrants. Get all 10 questions right, and you could win the Family Fun Pack grand prize!
For more information or to take the challenge, visit www.indianahistory.org/teachers-students/indiana-black-history-challenge.
