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The 2018 theme, “African Americans in Times of War,” commemorates the centennial of the end of the First World War in 1918, and explores the complex meanings and implications of this international struggle and its aftermath. The First World War was initially termed by many as “The Great War,” “The War to End All Wars,” and the war “to make the world safe for democracy.” Those concepts provide a broad, useful framework for focusing on the roles of African Americans in every American war, from the Revolutionary War Era to that of the present “War against Terrorism.”

Times of war inevitably provide the framework for many stories related to African-American soldiers and sailors, veterans, and civilians. This is a theme filled with paradoxes of valor and defeat, of civil rights opportunities and setbacks, of struggles abroad and at home, of artistic creativity and repression, and of catastrophic loss of life and the righteous hope for peace. This exhibit highlights the service of select African Americans with ties to the University and the region.

This exhibit is located in the front lobby on the ground floor of Hillman Library -- available for viewing during open Library hours.

Date:
Friday, February 16, 2018
Time:
All Day Event
Location:
Hillman Library, Ground Floor Lobby Cases
Campus:
Pittsburgh
Categories:
Exhibit

Event Organizer

Jeff Wisniewski