Left to right: Ruby Dee, Ella Fitzgerald, Lorraine Hansberry
Westchester has been home to a number of prominent African American women, many of whom have been relatively unrecognized. In this 60-minute digital slide presentation Barbara Davis, Director of the Westchester County Historical Society, relates the Westchester years of early pioneers, such as Sojourner Truth, to more contemporary women, such as leaders in psychology, dramatic arts, music, law, and other fields. Croton-on-Hudson’s own Lorraine Hansberry provides the link in a fascinating thread of remarkable African American women with ties to Westchester.
Thursday, April 9 at 7:00 p.m. Croton Free Library Ottinger Room, 171 Cleveland Drive, Croton-on-Hudson.
This event is sponsored by Croton Friends of History. To see all their remaining events of this season, please click on this link.
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Department of Corrections: In the email version of an editorial this morning, we referred to it as a “Croton Editorial” rather than a Chronicle Editorial. While we might hope that everyone in Croton would agree with what we said, we regret the error.
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