Conversations in Indiana African American History and Culture: Charlene Fletcher

Event Details

Throughout 2023, Freetown Village will host monthly conversations with historians, researchers and educators to discuss topics related to Indiana’s Black heritage.

In August, Dr. Charlene Fletcher, assistant professor of history at Bulter University, will discuss “Club Women—A Seat at the Table. African American Women and the Right to Vote.”

The 19th Amendment, passed in 1920, granted voting rights to women in the United States, and Americans often celebrated it as a triumphant victory for women’s rights. Yet not all women—particularly Black women—could relish the victory. This workshop provides insight into how Black women in Indiana and around the country navigated the suffrage movement at the turn of the 20th century.

To reserve tickets, click on the RSVP link above. In addition to the in-person program, Freetown Village is offering an online viewing option.

For more information, visit Freetown Village’s website at www.freetown.org, email info@freetownvillage.org or call 317.631.1870.

This program received support from an INcommon Grant through Indiana Humanities and the Indianapolis Foundation, a CICF affiliate. Additional sponsors include Indiana Landmarks’ Black Heritage Preservation Program, IUPUI’s Africana Studies program and the Association of the Study of African American Life and History’s Joseph Taylor branch.