GCWA Celebrates Black History Month

at the Pleasant Reed House in Biloxi, Mississippi

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Photos by Victoria Olsen, Philip Levin and Klaus Reitemeier

The Pleasant Reed House

Terry Miles greets guests for the Black History Celebration

Thompson and Sanders begin their presentations

Tommie Thompson reads from  A Taste of Freedom

Elaine Stevens reads Prayer for the World by Rabbi Harold S. Kusher

Chaz Mikell serenades the audience with songs of fellowship

Philip Levin quotes from Abraham Lincoln

Journalist Wayne Parker reads his article about Malcolm X

Thompson closes the ceremony

Sanders talks about her book, Let Not Your Heart Be Troubled: This Too Shall Pass

Elaine Stevens presents Dora Faison with a Plaque of Appreciation

Dora Faison, curator of the Pleasant Reed House

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