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Berkshire County Branch
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Sharing Our Stories – Our Oral History Project
Berkshire Museum has created a virtual version of their previous exhibit that featured our Branch oral history project. The exhibit went live on October 2, 2020 following a panel discussion with Len Kates, Judith Monachina, and Dennis Powell. The Resources section of...
W.E.B. Du Bois to George Floyd: 150 Years of Resistance -Documentary Film Festival starts tomorrow – October 2-3, 2020
This weekend, in partnership with The Triplex Cinema and the Berkshire International Film Festival, Clinton Church Restoration is offering a mini documentary film festival. Inspired by the movement for Black Lives, the event will feature free screenings of four...
Rosanell Eaton
Rosanell Eaton is a civil rights worker. When she was 21 years old, she became one of the first African Americans to vote in her county after completing a literacy test. She has registered more than 4,000 citizens to vote in North Carolina.
Katherine Dunham
Katherine Dunham led her own dance troupe, the Katherine Dunham Dance Company for more than 30 years. She choreographed nearly 100 works, earning the honorary title “Queen Mother of Black Dance.” She was born in Chicago, Illinois in 1909 to an African American father...
Jessie Redmond Fauset
Jessie Fauset was born on April 27, 1882, in Frederickville, New Jersey. Jessie’s mother died when she was young. Her mother and father emphasized education for their children. She attended Philadelphia High school for Girls, and graduated as valedictorian of her...
Explore Our History
Founded Feb. 12. 1909, the NAACP is the nation’s oldest, largest and most widely recognized grassroots-based civil rights organization. Its more than half-million members and supporters throughout the United States and the world are the premier advocates for civil rights in their communities, campaigning for equal opportunity and conducting voter mobilization.