Segregation

Stanley Brown

Harlem Boys Choir Member & School Teacher

Born: Harlem, NY, United States

Heritage: African American

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Portia Byrd

School Board Member & Millinery Store Owner

Born: Bartow, FL, United States

Heritage: African American

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Willetha "Toni" Carter

County Commissioner and Friend and Student of Paul Wellstone

Born: Bestmer, AL, United States

Heritage: African American

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Alice Cooper

School Teacher & Daughter of a Sharecropper

Born: Crawford, MS, United States

Heritage: African American

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Leslie Ellis

African-American Army Veteran and Medical Researcher

Born: Richmond, VA, United States

Heritage: African American

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Willie Fort

Principal of Valley View Elementary School

Born: Nashville, TN, United States

Heritage: African American

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Jean Fountain

African American Businesswoman, Freedom Rider & Volunteer

Born: VA, United States

Heritage: African American

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Don Kodluboy

Swede Hollow Resident, Mentor and Psychologist

Born: St. Paul, MN, United States

Heritage: European American

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President and CEO of the YMCA of Metropolitan Minneapolis. As a child who grew up during segregation and the Civil Rights Movement, Mezile has dedicated his life to empowering youth in urban and suburban communities.

Born: Kansas City, MO, United States

Heritage: African American

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Richard Rasmussen

Federal Agent, Parent and Community Leader

Born: MT, United States

Heritage: Native American

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Oscar Reed

Former professional American football player who played for the Minnesota Vikings and Atlanta Falcons. He currently resides in Minneapolis, Minnesota mentoring youth in public schools.

Born: MS, United States

Heritage: African American

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Naima Richmond

Poet, Storyteller and Community Activist

Born: Milon, GA, United States

Heritage: African American

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Louise Ross

St Louis Park Resident and Elementary School Teacher

Born: MO, United States

Heritage: African American

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Richard Spratt

Born: Charlotte, NC, United States

Heritage: African American

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News & Events

Cashton Community Celebration on October 18th

Cashton, WI - 8th Grade Leadership will host a Cashton Community Celebration in honor of Mrs. Marian Sullivan Schwarz’s 104th Birthday at the Cashton Community Hall on Wednesday, October 18, 2017, 5:00 PM - 9:00 PM.

Little Free Library Festival: A Build/Read/Connect Event

Community Celebration of Place is partnering with Little Free Library on Saturday, May 21, in Minneapolis, Minnesota for the first-ever Little Free Library Festival.

Red Roads and Blue Highways: An American Journey in Song and Word

Join highly acclaimed author Kent Nerburn and Larry Long, Executive Director of Community Celebration of Palce for an evening of songs, stories and music.

Save Our History!

During 2017-2018, it is a primary program of Community Celebration of Place to transfer their collection into archives that will be open to the public for generations to come

We can not do this work without you.

Testimonials

My heartfelt thanks to Larry Long and all the voices from which our history continues to generate encouragement, enthusiasm and wisdom.

Arlo Guthrie, Songwriter, Son of Woody Guthrie