MLK Jr. Day | Remembering the Custard Stand

Mon Jan 20 2025 at 12:30 pm to 02:00 pm UTC-05:00

Akron Zoo | Akron

Akron Zoo
Publisher/HostAkron Zoo
MLK Jr. Day | Remembering the Custard Stand
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Moderator: Allyson Boyd & Panelists: Barbara Crooks, Donovan Landry
About this Event

Perkins Woods, a city park now largely compromised of the Akron Zoo, was a place where African-Americans in Akron made local history through the changes and challengers of the 20th century. Discover how a monument to John Brown, a fight to keep the zoo in Perkins Woods, and a custard stand at the edge of the park were ways that African Americans in Akron affirmed community and made a lasting impact on the city.

12:30-2:00 p.m.

Panelists: Barbara Crooks & Donovan Landry

Moderator: Allyson Boyd

Open 11 a.m. - 4 p.m. daily (Monday, Jan. 20 - Friday, March 7, 2025) Located in Nature’s Theater in The Lehner Family Zoo Gardens

*Entry included with your general admission ticket

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Akron Zoo, Nature's View, Akron, United States

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