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Toledo Branch of NAACP Celebrates 100 Years
The Toledo-Lucas County Public Library is proud to observe Black
History Month by celebrating the 100th
Anniversary of the Toledo Branch of the historic National
Association for the Advancement of Colored People (NAACP).
The Toledo Unit is noted as one of the oldest branches in
the United States.
The celebration will take place on Saturday, February 21
at 2-3:30 p.m in the McMaster
Center of the Main Library, 325 Michigan St.
Special guest Kenneth Goings, Ph.D., of The Ohio State
University, is scheduled to speak on the accomplishments and
leadership of the Toledo Branch NAACP over the last 100
years. Dr. Goings is a professor of African American history
and is considered an expert on NAACP history in Ohio. He
received a BS in Education from Kent State University and a
Ph.D. in American History from Princeton University.
A question and answer session will follow his talk. This FREE
program is open to the public. Light refreshments will be
served.
The program has been
generously funded by the Library Legacy Foundation.
Visit toledolibrary.org or call 419.259.5200 for more
information on upcoming events and programs in honor of
Black History Month.
The annual observation of Black
History Month was originated in 1926 by African American
historian Carter G. Woodson, as “Negro History Week.”
Woodson chose February because it marked the birthdays of
President Abraham Lincoln and abolitionist Frederick
Douglass, two Americans who Carter believed influenced the
lives of black Americans.
Discover more on Black History Month
at Your Library.
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