Curious Conversations Speaker Series: Emily Rapoza
Hosted by Conner PrairieJoin Conner Prairie for a talk about Black musicians in the American Songbook and how they have helped to shape the nation’s cultural identity.
Event Details
Conner Prairie invites you to tune in as it hosts Curious Conversations, a series of talks by experts on Indiana history, covering topics in the areas of natural science, history, folklore, and civics.
July’s program features Emily Rapoza, director of library and archives at the Great American Songbook Foundation.
Rapoza will speak on African American musicians in the American Songbook, discussing how their work has been preserved—or not—throughout time and highlighting how Black artists have shaped the nation’s cultural identity, connecting artistic expression to broader narratives of citizenship, history, and inclusion
To register for the talk, click on the RSVP link above. The program takes place in Conner Prairie’s Museum Experience Center.
For more information about Curious Conversations, visit Conner Prairie’s website or call 317.776.6000.
This program received support from an Indiana Humanities Mini-Grant.