From February 2 through February 25, 2016, “Black Leaders,” a collection of labor posters, will be displayed in the Wotiz Gallery of the Milton Public Library, 476 Canton Avenue in Milton.  The posters are from a collection of 6,000 owned by long-time activist Stephen Lewis. This is a tribute to black leaders who rose to leadership positions despite discrimination, repression, and state-sponsored disinformation campaigns.  Some were assassinated because of their work on behalf of others. Included in this display will be Martin Luther King, Jr., Malcolm X, Paul Robeson, Angela Davis, Patrice Lumumba, Maurice Bishop, Graca Machel, Wangari Maathai, Jesse Jackson, Nelson Mandela, Steve Biko, Amilcar Cabral, Carl Hampton, Harriet Tubman, and Frederick Douglas.

Mr. Lewis’s collection has been on exhibit at public libraries in Massachusetts and at two of the State Heritage parks.  He has presented at the annual conference of the National Council on Public History, and on cable television programs.  Email Mr. Stephen Lewis:  lewisposters@gmail.com

This project is supported in part by a grant from the Milton Cultural Council, a local agency which is supported by the Massachusetts Cultural Council, a state agency and by Laborers Local 22, Carpenters District Council, and Asbestos Workers Local 6.

For more information about exhibiting your artwork at the library, contact Jean Hlady, Adult Services Librarian, at (617) 698-5757, Ext. 3.