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Sunday, March 31

African and Greek American Women Visionaries of the Civil Rights Struggle
Time:
4:00 pm
Presenter:
Greek Nationality Room Committee and the African Heritage Room Committee
Location:
Rodman Stree Missionary Baptist Church 6111 Rodman St., Pittsburgh, PA 15206
Sponsored by:
Nationality Rooms and Intercultural Exchange Programs along with Rodman Street Missionary Baptist Church/The American Hellenic Foundation of Western PA
Cost:
Free to the public
Contact:
Nick Giannoukakis
Contact Email:
ngiann1@pitt.edu

The African-American and Greek communities are coming together with the Rodman Street Missionary Baptist Church in poetry, song, and historical inspiration to celebrate the unsung heroes. women in the African-American and Greek-American communities, who challenged and responded to the hate and intolerance at the turn of last century leading to the historic events in Selma in 1965, Through unique and shared experiences, these everyday women heroes inspired their communities in different ways to "Serve One Another, Serve the People, Serve America, and Serve Humanity."