Black History Showcase Sat and Sunn March 13th and 14th PA Convention Center 11:00am-7:00pm

FREE ADMISSION & EVERYONE IS WELCOME
Date: March 13th & 14th, 2010
Time: 11am - 7pm
Place: Pennsylvania Convention Center, Philadelphia, PA @ 12th & Arch Streets



Black History Showcase Exhibit List
Museum of African American Slavery: Lest We Forget - Phila, PA
Features the most extensive collection of slavery artifacts, Jim Crow memorabilia and information ever assembled for public examination “free of charge”. Includes shackles, branding irons, photos, documents and more.

Not Just A Hoe - Summerville, SC
Features furniture, pottery and textiles handcrafted by enslaved Africans. Items were made and used on many of the plantations throughout South Carolina. This exhibit illustrates the design intellect and craftsmanship of slaves.

Black Inventions Museum - Los Angeles, CA
Pays tribute to the invaluable intellectual contributions African Americans have made to the progress of society. Features information about Black inventors and their inventions along with replicas of some.

Granville T. Woods: The Black Edison - NY
A tribute to this electrical genius who patented over 45 electrical and mechanical inventions that were critical to communications and the development of rail transportation.

George Washington Carver Exhibit - Washington,DC
Includes information about this prolific scientist and the multitude of his inventions and other little known facts about his inventive genious.

Tuskegee Airmen Exhibit - Philadelphia Chapter
Features surviving members telling the “real stories” about America’s first Black fighter pilots. Includes a photo exhibit about the history making “sky warriors” along with their personal collections of medals and gear.

Buffalo Soldiers Exhibit - Philadelphia Chapter
Features surviving members of the 9th and 10th Calvary telling “real stories” about their service to our country. Includes military artifacts, medals and gear from their personal collections.

United States Colored Troops Exhibit
Features photos and historical information about the participation of African Americans in the Civil War. Includes performances by the 3rd Regiment Infantry United States Colored Troops Civil War Reenactors.

Belmont Mansion Underground Railroad Museum - Phila, PA

History of Blacks In Sports
Breaking The Barriers - Newport, RI
An exhibit from the International Tennis Hall of Fame & Museum honoring the American Tennis Association (the national African American tennis organization founded in 1916) and Black tennis pioneers.

Ground Breakers: Sports Heroes and Sheroes - Phila, PA
Profiles on African American athletes (Alice Coachman, Willie O’Ree, Chuck Cooper, Marshall Taylor, Oliver Lewis, Althea Gibson) who persevered and succeeded in sports where they were systematically excluded. Exhibit provided by the Proud African American Foundation.

Negro League Baseball Exhibit: The Burnett Collection - Phila, PA
A display of vintage baseball equipment used by Negro League players, photos and other memorabilia.

The History of Blacks in Hockey Exhibit - Phila, PA
An exhibit that provides information about the participation of Blacks in Ice Hockey. Includes photographs about the Canadien based Colored Hockey League and pioneers such as Willie O’Ree who has the distinction of breaking the National Hockey League’s color barrier.

Basketball Slave: Andy Johnson Harlem Globetrotter / NBA Story
This book written by Mark Johnson (son of Andy Johnson) is a fascinating and inspirational true story of a young boy from Louisiana (Andy Johnson) who became a man through the lessons of basketball. It is filled with tales from behind the scenes of the early original Harlem Globetrotters. It also contains information about the slow, quota-based inception of African American athletes in the NBA and the role the original Harlem Globetrotters played in making the NBA a multi-billion dollar organization. This exhibit includes a display of basketball memorabilia from Andy Johnson’s personal collection.

Althea Gibson Exhibit - Phila, PA
This exhibit is provided by the Althea Gibson Community Education and Tennis Association (CETA). It provides information about the first African American to win a major tennis grand slam. It also contains memorabilia.

Wilt Chamberlain Exhibit
The Games of Tennis:An African American Journey - Bernard Chavis
A book about breaking racial and cultural barriers in tennis. Author has the distinction of being the first African American to serve as President of the USTA Philadelphia District (1994) and has served as the National President of the American Tennis Association.

Living Legends
Surviving members of these historical groups will be on hand for photographs and autographs: Philadelphia Stars Negro League Players, Tuskegee Airmen, Buffalo Soldiers
Distinguished Speakers
Dr Molefi Asante - African Americans: The Journey of Liberation
TBD ~ Booksigning immediately following.-->
Living History Performers
3rd Regiment Infantry United States Colored TroopsNed Hector - Revolutionary War Hero