African American Trailblazers in Virginia History: Oscar Micheaux Program
Venue: Christiansburg Library, Christiansburg
Directions: Google Map Link
Date: Saturday, January 5, 2013
Time: 11:00 AM - 12:00 PM
Event Types: Arts & Theatre, Speaking Engagements
Cost: Free

Description:
Oscar Micheaux, an early 20th century Roanoke filmmaker, will be remembered at the Christiansburg Public Library on Saturday, January 5th. The program will feature a 2011 video created by Halifax Community College (North Carolina) for the dedication of a U.S. postage stamp in Micheaux’s honor.

The program is being presented in conjunction with the Library of Virginia’s traveling exhibition African American Trailblazers 2012 that is on display at the library through January 6th.

African American Trailblazers 2012 honors eight African Americans whose talents and creativity promoted equality and inclusion in American society.

In addition to Oscar Micheaux (1884-1951), honorees for 2012 are Noah Davis (1804-1867), author of an emancipation narrative; John Jasper (1812-1901), Richmond clergyman; Irene Morgan (1917–2007), principal in civil rights lawsuit Irene Morgan v. Commonwealth of Virginia (1946); James Farmer (1920-1999), Civil Rights leader, director of the Congress of Racial Equality and initiator of the Freedom Rides; Willie Lanier, professional football player and entrepreneur; Yvonne Bond Miller, first African American woman elected to the Virginia House of Delegates and to the Virginia Senate; and Michael L. Blakey, anthropologist.

For more information, please visit: http://www.montgomery-floyd.lib.va.us/ or contact Pamela Hale, 540-382-6965, ext 14 or phale@mfrl.org.

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