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The African American Experience in Pittsburgh, Virginia – Part 1
James Peachey, detail, View of Three Rivers taken from the Road leading to Pont du Lac, 1784, British Library. Though a Canadian scene, such encampments of American Indians were…
The Food of Fallingwater: A Look at the Elsie Henderson Papers and Photographs
Elsie Henderson stands alongside a portrait of Edgar Kaufmann, Sr. during a visit to Fallingwater. Elsie Henderson Papers and Photographs, Detre Library & Archives, Heinz History Center. Food leaves…
Q&A with Costume Designer Ruth E. Carter
The Heinz History Center’s Heroes & Sheroes: The Art and Influence of Ruth E. Carter in Black Cinema, an exhibition presented in partnership with FashionAFRICANA, features stunning costumes by…
The James A. Dorsey Story
For many people, time off from work or school is an opportunity to engage in physical activity, whether it’s hunting and fishing, enjoying swings on a playground, or a…
Rare Martin Delany Signed Document
At the height of the movement to rid the nation of slavery – the abolitionist movement – Martin R. Delany was one of the more charismatic and practical leaders of…
Celebrate African American History at the History Center
The Heinz History Center’s African American Program is dedicated to the preservation, dissemination, and interpretation of the life, history, and culture of Africans and African Americans in Western Pennsylvania.…
Breaking Down Barriers: Paul Lawrence Peeler and the Pittsburgh Public Schools
Viola used by Paul Lawrence Peeler, Sr., as a music teacher in Pittsburgh Public Schools. Like many other major American city school districts, Pittsburgh’s public school system has a history…
A Jazz Legacy: Mary Lou Williams
Portrait of Mary Lou Williams, New York, N.Y., c. 1946. Photo by William P. Gottlieb, courtesy of the Library of Congress. As an American jazz hub during the 1930s, Pittsburgh…
Riot Gear and Red Vests: Remembering 1968 with the Pittsburgh Police Collection
The topic of police-community relations seems to be constantly in the news these days. Many of the questions that we now ask regarding the role of the police and the…
John Woodruff at the 1936 Olympics in Berlin
University of Pittsburgh freshman and Connellsville, Pa., native John Woodruff won the 800-meter gold medal with a time of 1:52.9 in the 1936 Summer Olympics in Adolf Hitler’s Berlin, Germany.…