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The Liberator: Chronicling Black Los Angeles, 1900–1914
Photo by: Elon Schoenholz
Join us a California African American Museum
The Liberator: Chronicling Black Los Angeles, 1900–1914 sheds light on the expansion of the city’s African American community, its challenges in a post-Reconstruction era, and its hopes and accomplishments, as captured in the newspaper’s pages. More than a century since The Liberator’s final issue, this exhibition includes rare ephemera, photographs, and artifacts that offer a unique study of the narrative of black Los Angeles.
This exhibition is curated by Tyree Boyd-Pates, History Curator and Program Manager, Taylor Bythewood-Porter, Assistant History Curator, and Arianne Edmonds, Founder of the J.L. Edmonds Project.
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LA Made: Los Angeles Public Library/ Legacy Building: An Exploration of Black Angeleno History
LA MADE 2019: A cultural series featuring free music, dance, theater and conversations with local entertainers at libraries throughout the city.
Come learn about the life of Liberator newspaper editor, Jefferson L. Edmonds, in an engaging presentation by his great-granddaughter Arianne Edmonds. Through immersive storytelling, visuals and audience interactive sharing sessions, Edmonds will tell the story of how her great-grandfather rose from a life began in slavery to creating a lasting legacy in Los Angeles by speaking out against racism and injustice.
2018 African American History Month City Hall Exhibit
Write in America Exhibition: Los Angeles City Hall
The Los Angeles Public Library's Public Relations Department, Digitization & Special Collections Department and Arianne Edmonds from the J L Edmonds Project provided research and curatorial support for Write in America, the 2018 African American History Month exhibit at Los Angeles City Hall presented by the office of City Council President Herb Wesson. Write in America celebrates the Los Angeles Sentinel’s 80th anniversary, the National Association of Black Journalists (NABJ), and such early African American Los Angeles newspapers as the California Eagle and the Liberator.