Alexis Fair, a masters candidate in the Cooper Hewitt/Parsons program, sat down with me to talk about the Weeksville Heritage Center. Which she covered in a course on period rooms. Founded in 1838, Weeksville was the second largest free, African American community in the U.S. in the pre-Civil War era. The settlement was named for James Weeks who, along with a group of African-American investors, acquired property in the area. Weeksville was almost lost to history when urban development thr...
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Alexis Fair, a masters candidate in the Cooper Hewitt/Parsons program, sat down with me to talk about the Weeksville Heritage Center. Which she covered in a course on period rooms. Founded in 1838, Weeksville was the second largest free, African American community in the U.S. in the pre-Civil War era. The settlement was named for James Weeks who, along with a group of African-American investors, acquired property in the area. Weeksville was almost lost to history when urban development thr...
This week Kara Nichols talks about the exhibition Fringe Elements at Kent State University Museum which runs from July 2017 to July 2018. Follow the DecArts podcast on Twitter @DecArtspodcastEXHIBIT: https://www.kent.edu/museum/event/fringe-elementsMUSEUM COLLECTION: https://www.kent.edu/museum/online-collectionCALUSARI: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Tb3WxG3zCkMCALUSARI: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VM7lTvNWH8o&list=FLry7ZaoJkpU9Ey1JokeZcuQ
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Alexis Fair, a masters candidate in the Cooper Hewitt/Parsons program, sat down with me to talk about the Weeksville Heritage Center. Which she covered in a course on period rooms. Founded in 1838, Weeksville was the second largest free, African American community in the U.S. in the pre-Civil War era. The settlement was named for James Weeks who, along with a group of African-American investors, acquired property in the area. Weeksville was almost lost to history when urban development thr...
