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Portsmouth Art & Cultural Center Annex

420 High Street
Portsmouth, VA 23704 United States Get Directions
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Sam Allen speaking at group about Black Baseball League

Meet Negro League’s Legend Sam Allen

Portsmouth Art & Cultural Center Annex 420 High Street, Portsmouth, VA

Journey back in time to the era of segregated baseball with Sam Allen, who played left field with the Negro League teams of Kansas City Monarchs, Raleigh Tigers, and Memphis Red Sox before serving in the U.S. Army's 82nd Airborne Division.  Allen, a Norfolk resident, is a national treasure and he joins us to reminisce […]

Bio photo of Dr. Louis P Nelson

An Architecture of Democracy in a Landscape of Slavery

Portsmouth Art & Cultural Center Annex 420 High Street, Portsmouth, VA

The Portsmouth Art & Cultural Center along with Black History Now is proud to present University of Virginia Professor Dr. Louis P. Nelson to discuss The Architecture of Democracy in a Landscape of Slavery: An Illustrated Presentation.  The University of Virginia is closely associated with Thomas Jefferson and is an architectural testament to the enlightened visions […]