The Matriarchs of Washington Park by Bruce Nelson

Local documentary filmmaker and curator Bruce Nelson explores the lives of the African American women who demonstrated courageous efforts of community activism, artistry, and kinship in the face of racism and misogyny. This exceptional group of black women endured and remembered firsthand the days of the American Reconstruction Era “Jim Crow Laws,” Spanish American War, WWI, “The Great Depression,” WWII, Redlining, the 1960’s modern Civil Rights Movement, and much more. Museum for this free talk presented by Tempe History Society with generous support from Friendship Village.