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TESTIFY Exhibit

Slavery to Today - The Diane and Alan Page Collection
2024-02-27 00:00:00 2024-02-27 23:59:00 America/Chicago TESTIFY Exhibit Visit the library to take in TESTIFY, a traveling exhibit of banners depicting historical pieces of Americana that illustrate the struggles from slavery, segregation, and discrimination. Hawley Public Library -

Tuesday, February 27
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Add to Calendar 2024-02-27 00:00:00 2024-02-27 23:59:00 America/Chicago TESTIFY Exhibit Visit the library to take in TESTIFY, a traveling exhibit of banners depicting historical pieces of Americana that illustrate the struggles from slavery, segregation, and discrimination. Hawley Public Library -

Visit the library to take in TESTIFY, a traveling exhibit of banners depicting historical pieces of Americana that illustrate the struggles from slavery, segregation, and discrimination.

Visit the Hawley Public Library to view a satellite of the TESTIFY exhibit, a temporary installation of an impactful photographic exhibit featuring artifacts pertaining to slavery, segregation, and discrimination in the United States. The exhibit features a collection of physical artifacts belonging to former Minnesota Supreme Court Justice and NFL Hall of Famer Alan Page, photographed and memorialized in this traveling exhibit including descriptions of the historically significant items.

The exhibit will be on display at Hawley Public Library from Feb. 12 - Mar. 29. This program is made possible thanks in part to funding from the Minnesota Arts & Cultural Heritage Legacy Fund. This program is offered free-of-charge and is open to all. 

  • Moorhead Public Library, 118 5th St S, Moorhead, MN 56560 (10 additional panels)
  • Ada Public Library, 107 4th Ave E, Ada, MN 56510 (3 additional panels)
  • Barnesville Public Library, 104 Front St N, Barnesville, MN 56514 (2 additional panels) 
  • www.dapcollection.com/gallery (digital collection)

AGE GROUP: | Young Adults | Teens (Ages 13-18) | Seniors | Middle Grade (Ages 10-13) | All Ages | Adults |

EVENT TYPE: | Legacy Events | Exhibits |

TAGS: | vikings | viking | testify | supreme | slavery | segregation | panel | page | nfl | museum | hawley | gallery | football | exhibit | discrimination | court | black history month | black history | banner | alan | african american |

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The Hawley Public Library is located on Hartford Street near the Hawley Fire Department. The library offers five public computers and several tables for studying and working space.

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