PHILADELPHIA (WPVI) -- Behind the glass doors on the first floor of Temple University's Sullivan Hall lies centuries of history. "(It's) one of our nation's richest repositories that relate to African ...
Often described as a bibliophile, scholar, activist, historian and curator emeritus of the Charles L. Blockson Afro-American Collection at Temple University, Blockson traveled extensively around the ...
The Charles L. Blockson Afro-American Collection, a vital institution dedicated to preserving African and Black American history, recently celebrated its 40th anniversary with a commemorative event at ...
PHILADELPHIA (WPVI) -- A tribute to Charles L. Blockson took place on Tuesday afternoon at the Temple Performing Arts Center, giving those inspired by his work a chance to honor the late scholar, ...
The Charles L. Blockson Afro-American Collection is dedicated to preserving African and Black American history. The Charles L. Blockson Afro-American Collection, housed at Temple University’s Sullivan ...
High school students in the School District of Philadelphia will soon have access to Philadelphia’s rich history of local African American heroes and trailblazers. Curator of the Charles L. Blockson ...
Charles Blockson, the man whose life’s work liberated fascinating, little-known facts about Black history in Philadelphia and Pennsylvania from the shadows of societal segregation, received a rousing ...
Charles L. Blockson, the architect behind some of the most prestigious collections of African-American artifacts in the United States, died on Wednesday, June 14, 2023, at his home. He was 89. “I and ...