Verda Welcome - A Person of Principle (Online)

Program Type:

Community Events, History & Genealogy

Age Group:

Teens, Adults, Everyone
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Event Details

Registration opens March 6th. Click here to register.

Before there was Kamala Harris or Shirley Chisholm on the national political scene, there were local and state political black female leaders paving the way. Meet Maryland State Senator Verda Freeman Welcome, the second black woman elected to a state senate in the early 1950s. Hear Senator Welcome, portrayed by Janice The Griot, champion for laws to eradicate racism in schools, workplace, public accommodations, and interracial relationships in this virtual program.

Presented by Anne Arundel County Public Library in partnership with the Reginald F. Lewis Museum, with support from Howard County Library System.