Nearly 60 Black History Month Programs Underway at the Birmingham Public Library
Did a scheme to segregate Birmingham’s population by race existed long before the city passed an ordinance in 1926 that legally sanctioned racial redlining of homes to keep blacks and whites separated? Two Central Library discussions on that topic February 9 and February 23, led by Paul Boncella of the Southern History Department, are among nearly 60 free 2020 Black History Month programs under way at the Birmingham Public Library’s 19 locations. Other programs of interest include: • " African Americans and the Vote" -2020 is the 150th anniversary of the 15th Amendment (1870), which granted African Americans the right to vote (Programs will be Wednesday February 19 at 3:30 p.m. at Avondale Regional Branch Library, and Monday, February 24 at 6 p.m. at Five Points West Regional Branch Library) • Black History Month Concert by the Wenonah High School Choir (Thursday, February 25 at 5:30 p.m. at Powderly Branch Library) • The Spirit of Harriet Tubman Re-enactment...