Tag: black history month
Leonard Miller and the Black American Racers
February 21, 2020. Andrew Sheldon
The automotive pioneer broke barriers and worked endlessly to further the advancements of African Americans in the world of auto racing.
Wendell Scott’s Road to NASCAR Immortality
February 13, 2020. Andrew Sheldon
Taxicab driver. Bootlegger. NASCAR racer. If there’s one thing to know about Wendell Oliver Scott, it’s that he was born to drive.
Garrett Morgan: Inventor of the Three-Position Traffic Signal
February 10, 2020. Andrew Sheldon
With just a grade school education, Morgan invented numerous devices that enhanced people’s lives, including one that revolutionized transportation.
The Ties that Bind: How Race Relations Shaped Morris County and N.J., 1688-2018
December 27, 2019.
In honor of Black History Month (February), this exhibition explores over 300 years of race relations between black and white people in Morris County and greater New Jersey. Organized by…
C.R. Patterson and Sons: The First and Only African-American Automobile Company
February 03, 2020. Andrew Sheldon
In honor of Black History Month, learn how former slave C.R. Patterson and his son Frederick started a business that would eventually build the first cars, rivaling the Model T.