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State Museum exhibit tells three civil rights stories

June 09, 2022

Juneteenth will be celebrated across the country a week from Sunday on June 19th. It marks the day when all enslaved people were free in the United States.


The State Museum of Pennsylvania opens a Civil Rights Movement exhibition on Friday, June 17 that ties in with Juneteenth.


It’s called A Place for All: Three Stories of Integration in Pennsylvania.


The exhibit is comprised of A Story of Strength: The Myers Family Moves to Levittown, A Story of Bravery: Integrating Pittsburgh’s Public Pools and A Story of Resilience: The Desegregation of Girard College.


We’ll learn more about the exhibit on Thursday’s Smart Talk from State Museum Director Beth Hager and Senior History Curator Dr. Curtis Miner.

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