Dr. Mark Barron: The History of Storer College
Event Details
September 19, 2018 7:00 PM — September 19, 2018 9:00 PM
Location: African American Museum of Iowa
55 12th Ave SE
Cedar Rapids, Iowa
Contact Name: Sean Donaldson
Email: sdonaldson@blackiowa.org
Phone: 3198622101
Website: www.blackiowa.org
55 12th Ave SE
Cedar Rapids, Iowa
Contact Name: Sean Donaldson
Email: sdonaldson@blackiowa.org
Phone: 3198622101
Website: www.blackiowa.org
Event Description
Dr. Mark Barron will discuss the history of Storer College, a historically black college that operated from 1865-1955 in Harpers Ferry, West Virginia. He will highlight the history of the school and its buildings, African American education and why the college closed in 1955.
Dr. Barron is an Assistant Adjunct Professor of History at Iowa State University.
Wednesday, September 19th, 7 pm at the AAMI
This event is free and open to the public, part of Humanities Iowa Presentations.
https://history.iastate.edu/directory/mark-barron/
