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Image Series: Chuppah, Jewish wedding canopy
Nancy Billings made this chuppah (wedding canopy) for her daughter's wedding as a family heirloom that could be used for many generations. For this chuppah to be special to each couple, she embroidered leaves with each bride and groom’s names. She…
Image Series: Chuppah, Jewish wedding canopy
This chuppah made by Nancy Billings hangs from the ceiling of HistoryMiami Museum's Folklife Gallery as it would over a bride and groom on their wedding day. The chuppah was displayed as part of a temporary exhibit featuring Nancy's pieces.
Image Series: Chuppah, Jewish wedding canopy - detail
Nancy Billings embroidered the names of each bride and groom married under this chuppah on leaves made from fabric.
Interview Excerpt - "What started this riot"
Video and text from interview with Kenny Booker and John Alexander for the National Visionary Leadership Project discussing the rumor surrounding the events leading up to the destruction of the Greenwood neighborhood during the 1921 Tulsa Race…
Interview Excerpt - "Were you aware of what started this riot? "
Video and text from interview with Joe Burns, O.G. Clark, Mrs. G.E. Jackson for the National Visionary Leadership Project discussing the events leading up to and early communication during the destruction of the Greenwood neighborhood during the 1921…
Interview Excerpt: Fannie (Brownlee) Misch on her observations related to the 1921 Tulsa Race Massacre.
Audio clip of of interview with Fannie (Brownlee) Misch discussing her experience during the 1921 Tulsa Race Massacre. Mrs. Misch and her husband Julius opened the Tulsa Printing Company in 1916 located at 1011 N. Main, Tulsa, OK and are identified…
Interview with Joe Burns as a part of the 1921 Tulsa Race Riot (Massacre) Commission investigation
Video and text from recorded testimony from Joe Burns as a part of the Tulsa Race Riot (Massacre) Commission survivor inquiry. Burns was a child in 1921, but shares his memories of what he heard from adults around him and what he saw from his…
Interview with Eunice Jackson as a part of the 1921 Tulsa Race Riot (Massacre) Commission investigation
Video and text from recorded testimony from Eunice Jackson as a part of the Tulsa Race Riot (Massacre) Commission survivor inquiry. Jackson was a teenager in 1921, and shares her memories of what she heard from adults around her and what she saw…