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Teacher Workshop on Hart-Celler Act

Title:Teacher Workshop on Hart-Celler Act
Date & Time:Fri Oct 2, 2015 9:00 AM - 2:30 PM
Location:Alexandria Black History Museum, 902 Wythe St. (Map This)
Event Details:Join the Alexandria Black History Museum and the 1882 Foundation as they host a week of activities commemorating the 50th Anniversary of the Immigration and Nationality Act of 1965 and the Civil Rights Movement. All events are free and open to the public
A one-day workshop on teaching diversity will be offered. Area educators and staff from Alexandria museums will discuss resources and lesson plans. Excerpts from the films Out of Obscurity (on the 1939 Alexandria Library Sit-in) Through Chinatown’s Eyes: April 1968 will be shown. Lunch will be provided and reservations are required. Guests may view a traveling exhibit Remembering 1882: Civil Rights Under the Shadow of the Chinese Exclusion Act. The exhibit will be on display for a week in the museum’s Watson Reading Room of ABHM.
Contact Phone No.:703.746.4356
Contact Email:Audrey.Davis@alexandriava.gov
Fees:Event is free, but reservations are required
Audience:Anyone may attend
Tags:Black History Museum, Museums, Old & Historic Alexandria, Parker Gray


For event details visit http://www.alexandriava.gov/c/11429
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