A Renaissance Education
A Renaissance Education: Mildred L. Johnson and the Harlem School She Built
By Office of College Events (tcinvite@tc.columbia.edu)
Date and time
Tuesday, December 8, 2020 · 2 - 3pm PST
Location
Online
A Renaissance Education: Mildred L. Johnson and the Harlem School She Built
Online
In a segregated New York City of the 1930s, as a young Black woman Mildred L. Johnson found herself unable to secure the teaching job she wanted. Undeterred, she went on to imagine and built a progressive, affirming, Black independent school, called The Modern School, which operated for more than 60 years in Harlem's Sugar Hill.
Panelists:
Learn about The Modern School from historian Dr. Deidre B. Flowers and from alumni oral histories. Please view this video at your convenience and in advance of the 5 pm panel discussion on Tuesday, December 8.