Bound for the Promised Land: The Life and Poetry of Matthew R. Ward
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Bound for the Promised Land: The Life and Poetry of Matthew R. Ward In-Person
In 1916, The Chicago Defender published a poem called “Bound for the Promised Land” by unknown Jacksonville tailor Matthew R. Ward. This scathing indictment of the Jim Crow South spread like wildfire and became a rallying cry for Black southerners who risked it all to seek greater opportunity in the north. Join Mitch Hemann, archivist at the Ritz Theatre and Museum, for an exploration of Ward’s life and poetry and Jacksonville's role in the Great Northern Migration.
Thursday, February 27
11 a.m.- Noon
Downtown Campus LLC, A-2102Q
- Date:
- Thursday, February 27, 2025
- Time:
- 10:00am - 12:30pm
- Time Zone:
- Eastern Time - US & Canada (change)
- Location:
- 2102Q - Meeting Room
- Campus:
- Downtown Campus