The Buena Historical Society meets on the third Wednesday of each month. February, in the states, is Black History Month. In the Newtonville Section of the township is the African American Heritage Museum of Southern New Jersey. We held our meeting here. Currently featuring -
“Stealing Home: How Jackie Robinson Changed America”
They gave the Historical Society a personalized tour of the exhibit.
Retired educator - taught mathematics in high school, went back to graduate school, worked in research labs, and finally went back and taught computer science...
Nice collage. It's a shame that more blacks aren't going out for baseball anymore. I read recently that the percentage of blacks in baseball is at a very low spot, almost back to the 50s levels. That's really sad.
@kerristephens Thank you Kerri, there was a lot of memorabilia there @buggus Thank you Oleta, more so since they could explain more then you can get by just reading @webfoot Thank you Paul, you need a dominant figure like Jackie Robinson that the young ones can aspire to.
@scooter Thank you Scooter, he was one of my heroes as a young boy @honeybees Thank you Rebecca, it was a great exhibit @jgilker Thank you Jessika, they gave the background of the time and the man @angievega Thank you Angie, I learned somethings I hadn't known
@buggus Thank you Oleta, more so since they could explain more then you can get by just reading
@webfoot Thank you Paul, you need a dominant figure like Jackie Robinson that the young ones can aspire to.
@honeybees Thank you Rebecca, it was a great exhibit
@jgilker Thank you Jessika, they gave the background of the time and the man
@angievega Thank you Angie, I learned somethings I hadn't known