Ford Celebrates The Unveiling Of An Unprecedented Tribute To African American Women

Ford Celebrates The Unveiling Of An Unprecedented Tribute To African American Women

Ford Motor Company Fund, the philanthropic arm of Ford Motor Company, will announce the details of an innovative and artistic tribute to African American women, Freedom’s Sisters, on Thursday, September 27, 2007, 6:00 – 8:30 p.m. at the City Club of Washington at Columbia Square, Washington, D.C. Freedom’s Sisters, a traveling exhibition created by the Cincinnati Museum Center (CMC), and the Smithsonian Institution Traveling Exhibition Service (SITES), celebrates 20 African American women —from key 19th century historical figures to contemporary leaders, who have fought for equality for people of color. The exhibition will open in Cincinnati in March 2008.

The announcement will be part of a private reception, emceed by Entertainment Tonight’s weekend show host/correspondent, Kevin Frazier, and filled with a menu of speakers, a strolling dinner, entertainment and a special unveiling.
“Ford is extremely excited about this extraordinary exhibition and its theme of paying tribute to the legacies of African American women who helped shape the spirit and substance of civil rights in America,” said Jim Vella, President, Ford Motor Company Fund and Community Services. “It is part of Ford’s overall commitment to celebrating our American heritage and legacy.”

Freedom’s Sisters is expected to attract people of all ages, races, and backgrounds, whether they were a part of the civil rights movement themselves, or a student of the movement through stories passed down through family, friends and history books. Throughout its three-year nationwide tour, this interactive, multi-media exhibit will also seek to encourage and motivate the next generation of leaders through dialogue on the civil rights struggle, past, present and future, within their own local communities.

“ Cincinnati Museum Center is excited for the opportunity to create this exhibition that will honor the legacy of the Civil Rights Movement,” said President and CEO, Douglass W. McDonald, Cincinnati Museum Center at Union Terminal. “The opportunity to partner with both Ford and the Smithsonian Institution is one which will provide our museum center the opportunity to participate in what we believe will be a dynamic and profoundly moving initiative.”

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