TALLAHASSEE, Fla. (WCTV) – A new exhibit opened at the John G. Riley Museum in Tallahassee.
“African Americans in Tallahassee: The World Wars and Post-War Life” is the third of four installations on African American history in the capital city.
Curator Ileana Olmos said for this exhibit, they wanted to feature a demographic not often associated with wars in American history.
“You think soldiers, you think men, but many, very few people think about women, specifically African-American women, and we have women that not only participated with war efforts, but also in the home front, and we wanted to showcase that part,” Olmos said.
The exhibit will run for 10 months and entry is free.
The museum is open Tuesday through Thursday from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m.
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