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Opening of exhibit “‘Revolution in our Lifetime’: The Black Panther Party and Political Organizing in Baltimore, 1968-1974”

Opening of exhibit “‘Revolution in our Lifetime’: The Black Panther Party and Political Organizing in Baltimore, 1968-1974”

Congratulations to Victoria Harms and Stuart Schrader on the record-setting opening of their exhibition “‘Revolution in Our Lifetime’: The Black Panther Party and Political Organizing in Baltimore, 1968-1974″ at the Peale on Friday.

Image of Stuart Shrader speaking to a crowd at the Peale exhibit opening "Revolution in Our Lifetime"
Image of Stuart Shrader speaking to a crowd at the Peale exhibit opening “Revolution in Our Lifetime”

Over 100 people attended the roundtable conversation and a total of 188 saw the exhibition on the first night! Th audience flowed over into the hallway and staircase!

Attendees at the opening of the Peale exhibit "Revolution in our Lifetime"
Attendees at the opening of the Peale exhibit “Revolution in our Lifetime”

The event was a resounding success.  The Hopkins team – Kristian Whitehead, Emma Petite, Gerardo Fontes, Kai Clemons, Stuart Schrader, and Victoria Harms – were pleased and impressed by the tremendous interest in their research findings and the history of the Panthers in the city.

The exhibition will run April 12-May 26, 2024.

The exhibit is supported by Inheritance Baltimore: Humanities and Arts Education for Black Liberation; the Chloe Center for the Critical Study of Racism, Immigration, and Colonialism; and the Center for Africana Studies at Johns Hopkins University. It draws on the holdings of the Johns Hopkins University Sheridan Libraries, University of Baltimore Special Collections and Archives, University of Maryland Baltimore County Special Collections, Goucher College Special Collections & Archives, the Maryland Center for History and Culture, and others.