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Meet the Author: Brian Armstrong

Author of "The Franklin Park Tragedy"

2021-02-20 14:00:00 2021-02-20 15:00:00 America/New_York Meet the Author: Brian Armstrong On March 1, 1894, two African American men broke into a home in rural Franklin Park, and murdered a white woman and her daughter before her husband fought and killed the attackers. Explore From Home - Virtual Program

Saturday, February 20
2:00pm - 3:00pm

Add to Calendar 2021-02-20 14:00:00 2021-02-20 15:00:00 America/New_York Meet the Author: Brian Armstrong On March 1, 1894, two African American men broke into a home in rural Franklin Park, and murdered a white woman and her daughter before her husband fought and killed the attackers. Explore From Home - Virtual Program

Explore From Home

Virtual Program

On March 1, 1894, two African American men broke into a home in rural Franklin Park, and murdered a white woman and her daughter before her husband fought and killed the attackers.

* Use this link to join our virtual program: https://us02web.zoom.us/j/84556891138?pwd=ZzB6MVBiYWZ1YXRZR3JKbjBJT0JlZz09

Meeting ID: 845 5689 1138
Passcode: 857365

This book won the NJSAA (New Jersey Studies Academic Alliance) award for 2020. This annual Author Awards recognize works that reveal a new understanding of a topic related to New Jersey’s history and culture.

The newspapers called it the "Franklin Park Tragedy," and the story captivated public attention nationally and abroad.

Another tragedy came afterward, with the racist forced expulsion of many local African American residents.

Author Brian Armstrong tells the shocking story of this "sundown town" and how it evolved into the diverse community that exists today.

 

At the conclusion of the program please feel free to take a brief online survey here:
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