6th Annual Missouri Humanities Symposium: Keynote with Candacy Taylor

6th Annual Missouri Humanities Symposium: Keynote with Candacy Taylor
Date and time
7:00 PM - 9:00 PM, April 28, 2023
Description

Join the Missouri Humanities Council and keynote presenter Candacy Taylor for an engaging discussion on the legacy and history of the Green Book in the Ozark region.

Candacy Taylor is a photographer, cultural documentarian and author of the bestselling book, "Overground Railroad: The Green Book and the Roots of Black Travel in America." Taylor’s talk will feature the Green Book as a life-saving tool that not only kept Black motorists safe, but it also inspired Black entrepreneurship, pride and resiliency. 

Taylor is the curator and content specialist for Negro Motorist Green Book, a 3500-square-foot exhibition that is being toured by the Smithsonian Institution Traveling Exhibition Service (SITES) from 2020-2024. Taylor’s projects have been funded by numerous organizations, including The Library of Congress, National Geographic, The National Endowment for the Humanities, The National Park Service and The National Trust. Her work has been featured in over 80 media outlets and she was awarded a fellowship from the Hutchins Center at Harvard University under the direction of Henry Louis Gates Jr.

Event sponsor
Admission

Free

Open to public, alumni, faculty, staff
Location
The Historic Fox Theatre, 157 Park Central Sq., Springfield, MO 65806