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Mayme Clayton Library and Museum Presents Wine & Cheese Fundraiser Open House with movies

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MCLM Invites YOU to its “Know Your History” Open House. Join us for an exclusive peek into one of the largest private collections of African American history.

  1.  View historic artifacts on display mentioned in “The Help,” “The Butler,” “Warmth of Other Suns,” “12 Years A Slave,” and other films by and about the African and African American experience.
  2. Enjoy a screening of private home movies taken by African Americans, including black cowboys, parades and footage of home movies from the vault of 20s aviatrix and entertainer Marie Coker Dickinson.
  3.  Immerse yourself in the sights and sounds of the Sixties in the “Audio Assault: Sounds of Black Power” exhibit currently on view at the museum. 
  4.  Relive the historic 2008 Presidential Election by touring the museum’s gallery of artwork used and inspired by the Barak Obama  presidential election campaign.  

$25 Donation Requested for Reservation, $30 Donation at the Door. Mayme Clayton Library & Museum is a 501(c)(3) tax exempt organization