Level 3: Community Galleries
This is an excellent level to begin on because it still makes references to slavery, segregation, civil rights, and other points in the early African American struggle for freedom, but it also mentions the triumphs and accomplishments of African Americans. This is also a wonderful place to find a lot of contributions of Caribbean people who worked in civil rights and affected many of the institutions that were set up to help African Americans succeed after slavery.
There are a lot of great quotes that can apply to Caribbean Americans and Caribbean immigrants in the “Power of Place” exhibition.
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- Making a Way out of No Way
Shirley Chisholm (Barbados, Guyana) – First African American Woman to Run for President of the United States of America
Shirley Chisholm (Barbados, Guyana) – First African American Woman to Run for President of the United States of America
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- The Power of Place
Ralph Ellison quote that speaks to the Caribbean diaspora and settlement in America.
Poet Maya Angelou trained under Trinidadian choreographer Pearl Primus. Angelou’s first album was Miss Calypso in 1957.
Caribbean Immigration 1965-1910
Caribbean Immigration 1965-1910
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- Sports: Leveling the Playing Field
Malcolm X (Jamaica) and Muhammad Ali
Malcolm X (Jamaica) and Muhammad Ali
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- Football
- Historically Black Colleges and Universities
- Baseball
- Negro Leagues Baseball
- Basketball
- The Olympics
- Boxing
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- Game Changers
- Double Victory: The African American Military Experience
