Lecture: a Brief History of African American Quilts, Underground Railroad Codes, and Bronzeville

Sherry Williams, executive director of the Bronzeville Historical Society, will present the lecture “Quilts: Telling the Story of African-American History/Bronzeville and the Underground Railroad” on Saturday, April 21 from 2–4 p.m. in the Pritzker Club in the McCormick Tribune Campus Center. Registration is required. Email community@iit.edu or call 312.567.8850 to reserve your spot. The lecture is free and open to Illinois Tech students, faculty, and staff, as well as the general public. Bring a friend.