Some of the programs the society typically offers are:
Monthly lecture series with guest speakers • Museum tours • Lawrence County Trivia Competition • Sports Hall of Fame • Fireworks exhibits • Ice cream social • Membership & Friends Dinner • Mistletoe Magic • Open House with Santa
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Black Suffragists – the Untold Story (virtual)
March 10, 2021 @ 7:00 pm – 8:30 pm EST
We invite you to attend our FREE online presentation.
The Lawrence County Historical Society is combining February’s Black History Month and March’s Women’s History Month in this exclusive online program.
On March 10 at 7 P.M., Jean Speight, a local historian, will share the history of some of the Black women who played important roles in the suffragist movement whose names are not mentioned in history books. The black suffragists had to fight both racism and sexism during the suffragist movement. The movement tried to exclude Black suffragists so they could garner the support of southern white women, but they showed up anyway.
PRESENTER: Jean Speight. Mrs. Speight retired from the New Castle Area School District after 31 years. She previously taught in Tennessee and Philadelphia before coming to New Castle. You can read an article about the work Speight is doing to document and preserve Black History in New Castle {visit https://journals.psu.edu/wph/article/view/58756/58481]
Her previous presentations at the Lawrence County Historical Society have received high praise.
The program can be viewed live:
- on Facebook at www.facebook.com/lawrencechs
- on Zoom at https://us02web.zoom.us/j/6833596633
Meeting ID:683 359 6633
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