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Saturday, February 29 • 1:30pm - 2:30pm
"When We Were Colored, A Mother's Story" - The Black Middle Class

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Using historic family photos dating back to the late 1800's through today, I will present my mother's memoir "When We Were Colored, A Mother's Story." The black narrative is usually about poverty,  grievance and violence. Using Eva Rutland's memoir I seek to tell a story about the black middle class, a swath of America often missing from the popular media. 
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Ginger Rutland

Ginger Rutland, Eva Rutland's daughter is a retired journalist. She spent 25 years on the editorial Board of the Sacramento Bee and 17 years as a TV reporter. She was also a regular commentator on Capitol Public Radio. She recently adapted her mother's memoir into a play that premiered... Read More →

Saturday February 29, 2020 1:30pm - 2:30pm PST
Balboa 2
  U.S. History, General

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