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African American History Books
Black History ➔ Book, Native Son
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2019.1.99Description:
Wright, Richard. Native Son. New York and London: Harper & Brothers, Publishers, 1940.Native Son was written by Richard Wright and was published by Harper & Brothers, Publishers in 1940. It is a story of African American Bigger Thomas living in poverty in Chicago in the 1930s.
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1940Materials:
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8.25"" h 6"" w 1.5"" dCurrent Location Status:
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Tier 2Exhibit/Program:
Changing America (May 25 – October 13 2019)Changing America: The Emancipation Proclamation, 1863, and the March on Washington, 1963, examines the relationship between two great people’s movements, which both grew out of decades of bold actions, resistance, organization, and vision. One hundred years separate them, yet they are linked in a larger story of liberty and the American experience – one that has had a profound impact on the generations that followed.
The GRPM added artifacts and stories to the exhibition to give it an additional local perspective. In addition to artifacts from the GRPM Collections, many artifacts on display are on loan from the Grand Rapids African American Museum and Archives. Local stories are told through the eyes of our community in the form of oral histories and a place for visitors to share their own stories.
Changing America: The Emancipation Proclamation, 1863 and the March on Washington, 1963 was created by the Smithsonian’s National Museum of African American History and Culture and the National Museum of American History in collaboration with the American Library Association Public Programs Office. The exhibition is made possible by the National Endowment for the Humanities (NEH).
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Richard Wright (creator)Richar Wright, born in 1908, was an African American author, poet, and novelist. He is known for Uncle Tom's Children, Native Son, and The Outsider. He passed away in 1960. Ruth Herrick (is related to)
Born on July 6, 1895 in Ohio, Ruth Herrick became known as one of the first women physicians in Michigan. She studied at the University of Chicago Medical College and at Blodgett Memorial Hospital. Afterwards she began her practice in 1931 in Grand Rapids. She was an avid collector and took a strong interest in archaeology, having lectured at the Greenfield Village Museum and wrote and published a book entitled "Greentown glass: the Indiana Tumbler and Goblet Company and allied manufacturers (1959)". In 1961 she cooperated with the Kent County Medical Society in compiling a historic medical collection. She retired in 1973 and later passed away after an automobile accident on June 7, 1974, with many of her assets bequeathed to the Public Museum.
