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Keith W. Stokes, Vice President of the 1696 Heritage Group, will present a lecture titled “A Matter of Truth: The Struggle for African Heritage & Indigenous People Equal Rights in Providence, Rhode Island (1620-2020)”, reporting on his and Theresa Guzmán Stokes’ research detailed in their just published study of the history of racism and inequity in Providence. “A Matter of Truth” will be available for sale in the WaterFire bookstore. The presentation will be followed by a discussion. This WFAC program is part of exhibition related programming presented by WaterFire Providence in association with the current exhibition at the WaterFire Arts Center, “EYE TO EYE Photographs and Projects MARY BETH MEEHAN” and “ANNYE RAYE PITTS: WITNESS” an installation by Mary Beth Meehan and Jonathan Pitts-Wiley, open until August 22, 2021. For a full listing of programming visit, waterfire.org/eyetoeye-programming.
The program is funded in part by the Rhode Island Foundation. Presented in cooperation with Leadership Rhode Island.
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Event Venue & Nearby Stays
WaterFire Arts Center, 475 Valley St, Providence, United States
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