Home to Harlem: Bruce, Schomburg and the Roots of Black History

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Mon Feb 23 2026 at 01:00 pm to 04:00 pm

UTC-05:00

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Schomburg Center for Research in Black Culture - New York Public Library | New York, NY

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Join us for a guided tour of the Schomburg Center’s centenary exhibition and learn how to use its in‑house collections and online tools.
About this Event

Join us for a guided tour of the Schomburg Center’s 100th anniversary exhibition and hands‑on engagement with key documents from the papers of John E. Bruce and Arturo Schomburg.
Learn how to use the Schomburg’s in‑house collections and online tools to explore Black history, community networks, and archival research methods.
Discover the initiatives that Bruce and Schomburg spearheaded in Black communities across the NYC region.

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Schomburg Center for Research in Black Culture - New York Public Library, 515 Malcolm X Boulevard, New York, United States

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