Final Stop of Illinois Humanities’ Illinois Freedom Project Tour Opens at the African-American Museum of Southern Illinois

Illinois Humanities is excited to announce that the African American Museum of Southern Illinois will host the final tour stop of the Illinois Freedom Project, a traveling exhibition that examines the pursuit of civil rights by and for African Americans in Illinois. The exhibit opens on February 12, during Black History Month, and will be at the museum at 1237 E Main St, Carbondale, IL through March 19. The Illinois Freedom Project exhibition is an outgrowth of an educational program that engages young people with African American history in Illinois. The exhibition traces Black Illinoisans’... Read More