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Illuminating Lewis Latimer’s Brooklyn Story: A Conversation on Latimer's Life and Work in 19th-Century Brooklyn

Join us as we continue to celebrate public art sculpture BEACON and pay tribute to pioneer electrical engineer and Brooklyn resident, Lewis Howard Latimer.

BEACON artist, Shervone Neckles; Brooklyn historian and scholar, Prathibha Kanakamedala; Lewis Latimer House Museum Director, Ran Yan; Beam Center Director, Brian Cohen; and Downtown Brooklyn Partnership President, Regina Myer together explore Latimer's life, work, and activism in Brooklyn during the turn of the 19th century.

Event will be virtual, taking place on Zoom.

Register today!

Learn more about the panelists and watch the recording via the Beam Center YouTube channel.

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