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Oklahoma Contemporary (Fair Use)
VISUAL: Join us for the opening of Descendants of the Black 1000: Flight from Oklahoma Black Towns to Canada, featuring the work of Canadian artists Donna Paris and David Ofori Zapparoli, whose collaborative project foregrounds untold stories that trace the historical movement of Black communities over time.

Descendants of the Black 1000: Flight from Oklahoma Black Towns to Canada

Date/Time
Date(s) - 11/09/2023 - 04/01/2024
11:00 AM - 6:00 PM

FREE ADMISSION

Descendants of the Black 1000: Flight from Oklahoma Black Towns to Canada, features the work of Canadian artist Donna Paris and photographer David Ofori Zapparoli. A selection of 12 photographs with corresponding oral history audio recordings reveals the deep connections between Black Canadians and Oklahoma, from where many of the portrait sitters’ forebears hail. Through photographs, interviews, and archival materials, Descendants of the Black 1000 creates a fuller picture of how Black history in Oklahoma had an international reach, going beyond the state and connecting communities across the continent.

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Oklahoma Contemporary Arts Center

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