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SOUL SOLDIERS HONORS UNSUNG HEROES OF VIETNAM ERA

Groundbreaking Exhibition To Open At The DuSable Museum April 18, 2008

Chicago, IL. (10 April 2008)—- The DuSable Museum of African American History will present the most comprehensive exhibition to ever explore the issues of the Vietnam War from an African American perspective. “Soul Soldiers: African Americans and the Vietnam Era,” which tells the story of the impact of the Vietnam War on African American life and culture by examining both Vietnam and the Civil Rights Movement.

“Red, White, Blue & Black: A History Of Blacks In The Armed Forces” Opens At The DuSable Museum April 18, 2008

Chicago, IL. (10 April 2008)—- The call to serve one’s country has always been of special significance in conferring the highest claim of citizenship and patriotic responsibility. The irony however, for the more than 14 million Black men and women who have served in the Armed Forces of the United States, the right to serve, fight and die for America has been a battle of its own long before the colonies enlisted its first militia.

DuSable Museum Pays Tribute to Executive Editor Emeritus Lerone Bennett Jr. with Special Exhibit

Chicago, IL.—- The DuSable Museum of African American History pays tribute to journalist, Lerone Bennett, Jr., Executive Editor Emeritus of Ebony Magazine with a special exhibit entitled, WISDOM OF WORDS: Lerone Bennett Jr., The People’s Historian. The exhibition runs through Sunday, June 1, 2008 at the Museum, which is located at 740 East 56th Place (57th Street and South Cottage Grove Avenue) in Chicago.

Dusable Museum and Southside Community Art Center Join Forces for Historic Collaboration

In celebration of Black History Month, two of country’s oldest African American cultural institutions, the DuSable Museum of African American History and the Southside Community Art Center will join forces to create and manage their first-ever Joint Docent Training Program.

The Dusable Museum of African American History Presents “2008 Night of 100 Stars”

Chicago, IL. (4 January 2008)—- A “star-studded” night is in store for the elegantly dressed Chicagoans who will be fortunate enough to be in attendance when the DuSable Museum of African American History presents it’s annual “A Night Of 100 Stars: Chicago African American History Makers” Gala on Saturday, February 16, 2008. The Gala, which is produced and hosted by the DuSable Museum of African American History’s Board of Trustees will take place at the Museum which is located at 740 East 56th Place (57th Street at South Cottage Grove Avenue) in Chicago’s Washington Park, from 6:00 PM until the stroke of Midnight.

“And Freedom For All: Martin Luther King Jr. & the Civil Rights Movement” Opens January 10, 2008 at the DuSable Museum

Chicago, IL. (15 December 2007)CIn celebration of the life of the “drum major for justice,” the DuSable Museum of African American History will present “AND FREEDOM FOR ALL: Martin Luther King Jr. & The Civil Rights Movement.” The exhibition opens on Thursday, January 10, 2008 and will continue through Sunday, June 1, 2008 at the Museum which is located at 740 East 56th Place (57th Street at South Cottage Grove Avenue) in Chicago’s Washington Park.

Celebrate KWANZAA with DuSable Museum Programs and Exhibit December, 10, 2007 through January 6, 2008

Chicago, IL. (10 December 2007)—- All of Chicagoland is invited to participate in the celebration of KWANZAA at the DuSable Museum of African American History, beginning December 10, 2007 through January 6, 2008. All events and programs will take place at the Museum, located at 740 East 56th Place (57th Street and South Cottage Grove Avenue) in Chicago.

Noted Sculptor Ed Dwight to Appear on Wednesday, October 3

Chicago, IL. (25 September 2007)—- In conjunction with the DuSable Museum of African American History’s current attendance record-breaking exhibition, “In The Hands of African American Collectors; The Personal Treasures of Bernard and Shirley Kinsey,” the Museum will present an Educator’s Open House with very special guest, the noted sculptor Ed Dwight on Wednesday, October 3, 2007 from 4;00 PM until 6:00 PM. The event will take place at the Museum which is located at 740 East 56th Place (57th Street at South Cottage Grove Avenue) in Chicago’s Washington Park.

DuSable Museum Unveils Rarely Seen Treasures of Bernard & Shirley Kinsey

Chicago, IL. (12 July 2007) The DuSable Museum of African American History will present an exhibition drawn from the artistic and historical treasures collected by Bernard and Shirley Kinsey of Los Angeles, California. The exhibition, “In The Hands Of African American Collectors: The Personal Treasures of Bernard and Shirley Kinsey,” includes some 90 paintings, sculptures, prints, books, documents, manuscripts and vintage photographs the couple has loaned to the DuSable Museum from their personal collection.

DuSable Museum of African American History in Search of Artifacts Detailing “The Professional History of Chicago”

Chicago, IL. (30 April 2007)—-The DuSable Museum of African American History has joined forces with educators and civic leaders, Nancy McKeever (2007 Chicago African American History Maker) and Dr. Annie Lawrence Brown, RN in the quest to secure “museum worthy” artifacts detailing the “Professional History of Chicago.” The initiative will be announced during the 101st American Association of Museum’s Conference in Chicago at 9:00 AM on Tuesday, May 15, 2007 at the Museum, which is located at 740 East 56th Place (57th Street and South Cottage Grove Avenue) in Chicago.