Lunchtime Discovery: Dr. Charlotte Hawkins Brown, Palmer Memorial Institute & February One Sit-ins

Опубликовано: 01 Январь 1970
на канале: North Carolina Museum of Natural Sciences

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Fighting the Good Fight from the Small Town of Sedalia

Tanesha Anthony, Site Manager, Charlotte Hawkins Brown Museum

Dr. Charlotte Hawkins Brown, founder and long-time president of Palmer Memorial Institute was a pioneer, visionary, educator, and activist. While she stood on the front lines as a master orator and pressed for equality among races, she used education as another way to fight this good fight. The February One Sit-ins took place just 10 miles away from Palmer. The movement had just recently ended with the integration of the Woolworth’s lunch counter when Dr. Brown passed away in 1961. Although neither she nor Palmer students personally took part in the sit-ins, Dr. Brown left a remarkable legacy behind that her students and staff carried on with them. Join us as we learn more about Dr. Brown’s impact on civil rights and black education, and explore how her work continues to live on.