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<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif";color:#1F497D">African American History Month Celebrated at the Library of Michigan</span></b><span style="color:black"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:black">Library of Michigan Hosts African American Wednesday Sessions
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span class="MsoHyperlink"><span style="color:black;text-decoration:none">All events take place at the Library of Michigan</span></span><span style="color:black"><br>
<span class="MsoHyperlink"><span style="color:black;text-decoration:none">702 West Kalamazoo St. Lansing Michigan 48090</span></span><br>
<span class="MsoHyperlink"><span style="color:black;text-decoration:none">Tel: 517 373 1300</span></span><br>
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<span class="MsoHyperlink"><span style="color:black;text-decoration:none">February 5th, 10:00 – 11:30
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<span class="MsoHyperlink"><span style="color:black;text-decoration:none">David Kirkland</span></span><br>
<span class="MsoHyperlink"><i><span style="color:black;text-decoration:none">Literacy of Young Black Men</span></i></span></span><span style="color:#1F497D"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:#1F497D">Michigan State University Professor and Urban scholar David Kirkland will talk about the real image of literacy amongst young black youth.
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<span class="MsoHyperlink"><span style="color:black;text-decoration:none">February 12th, 12:00 – 1:00</span></span><br>
<span class="MsoHyperlink"><span style="color:black;text-decoration:none">JJ Jacobson</span></span><br>
<span class="MsoHyperlink"><span style="color:black;text-decoration:none">African American Authored Cookbooks</span></span></span><span class="MsoHyperlink"><span style="color:#1F497D;text-decoration:none"><o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:#1F497D">Curator of the American Culinary History Collection at the University of Michigan, JJ Jacobson will present on African American Cookbooks from her collection.</span><o:p></o:p></p>
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<span class="MsoHyperlink"><span style="color:black;text-decoration:none">February 19, 12:00 – 1:00
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<span class="MsoHyperlink"><span style="color:black;text-decoration:none">Carol Mull</span></span><br>
<span class="MsoHyperlink"><span style="color:black;text-decoration:none">Underground Railroad in Michigan</span></span></span><span class="MsoHyperlink"><span style="color:#1F497D;text-decoration:none"><o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:#1F497D">Author and founder of the Michigan Freedom Trail Commission, Carol Mull will talk about Michigan’s roll in the path to freedom for hundreds of escapes slaves.</span><o:p></o:p></p>
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<span class="MsoHyperlink"><span style="color:black;text-decoration:none">February 26th, 12:00 – 1:00</span></span><br>
<span class="MsoHyperlink"><span style="color:black;text-decoration:none">RJ Spangler Trio wsg Jazz Master Larry Smith<o:p></o:p></span></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:#1F497D">Come and enjoy the music of Detroit based Blues and Jazz with the Library of Michigan and the RJ Spangler Trio<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:#1F497D">All events are free but registration is required:
</span><a href="https://www.surveymonkey.com/s/African-American_History_Month_Library_of_Michigan">https://www.surveymonkey.com/s/African-American_History_Month_Library_of_Michigan</a><span style="color:#1F497D"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:#1F497D">For more information please contact:<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:#1F497D">Edwina Murphy<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:#1F497D">Michigan Collection Curator<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:#1F497D">517-373-1300<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:#1F497D"><a href="mailto:Murphye3@michigan.gov">Murphye3@michigan.gov</a><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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