Community Historians Workshop Series 2025
Schedule
Sat, 13 Sep, 2025 at 09:30 am
UTC-04:00Location
SECOM Resource Center 1545 Buchanan Ave SW Grand Rapids, MI, United States, Michigan 49507 | Grand Rapids, MI
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Registration:This event is free with limited seating. To register, you must email [email protected].
What happened after the controversial 1968 closing of South High, a GRPS school with the most Black students? Though it was pitched as a school integration effort, by 1970 the local chapter of the NAACP sued the GRPS school board for maintaining a segregated schooling system. Today, the color line in Grand Rapids’ education system remains. What happened in the intervening decades?
Come explore the history of Grand Rapids Public Schools with fellow enthusiasts.
In this workshop series, participants will examine a variety of primary and secondary sources and share their own stories and experiences in GRPS.
If you attended or worked at GRPS, feel free to bring in memorabilia such as trophies, yearbooks, graduation programs, photos, jerseys or uniforms, school event tickets, etc. for a gallery walk.
This is a free community event organized by the Grand Rapids African American Museum and Archives, the Grand Rapids People’s History Project, the GRPS Uncovered Oral History Podcasts, and sponsored by the Kutsche Office of Local History at Grand Valley State University.
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Where is it happening?
SECOM Resource Center 1545 Buchanan Ave SW Grand Rapids, MI, United States, Michigan 49507, 1545 Buchanan Ave SW, Grand Rapids, MI 49507-1650, United StatesEvent Location & Nearby Stays:
