Eyewitness to Black History at the Crane House & Historic YWCA Museum

This Sunday, February 16th, Explore 200 years of Black history in Montclair and New Jersey through rare first-hand accounts, primary and secondary source documents. Artifacts include a bill of sale for an enslaved person in the household, an 1800s newspaper, census data, personal letters, oral histories, and mid-century Jet and Ebony magazines. These artifacts provide a springboard for discussion about race both in the past and in the present-day.

Tours begin at 12:00pm, 1:00pm, and 2:00pm. 110 Orange Road, Montclair. The Crane House & Historic YWCA museum and store is open every Sunday from 12 to 3 pm.

Free admission programs include: Families First program, military personnel, NARM, MHC members, Montclair students, and Montclair Public Library Museum Pass.