{"id":6948,"date":"2015-09-08T12:13:38","date_gmt":"2015-09-08T16:13:38","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/chronicle.hvcc.edu\/wpdev\/u-s-congressman-paul-d-tonko-visits-hvcc-to-view-the-national-endowment-of-humanities-funded-exhibit-changing-america-the-emancipation-proclamation-1863-and-the-march-on-washington-196\/"},"modified":"2015-09-08T12:13:38","modified_gmt":"2015-09-08T16:13:38","slug":"u-s-congressman-paul-d-tonko-visits-hvcc-to-view-the-national-endowment-of-humanities-funded-exhibit-changing-america-the-emancipation-proclamation-1863-and-the-march-on-washington-196","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/chronicle.hvcc.edu\/wpdev\/u-s-congressman-paul-d-tonko-visits-hvcc-to-view-the-national-endowment-of-humanities-funded-exhibit-changing-america-the-emancipation-proclamation-1863-and-the-march-on-washington-196\/","title":{"rendered":"U.S. Congressman Paul D. Tonko visits HVCC to view the  National Endowment of Humanities-funded exhibit \u201cChanging America: The Emancipation Proclamation, 1863, and the March on Washington, 1963.\u201d"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>U.S. Congressman Paul D. Tonko (NY-20) visited Hudson Valley Community College to view the National Endowment of Humanities-funded exhibit \u201cChanging America: The Emancipation Proclamation, 1863, and the March on Washington, 1963.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>He was joined by President Drew Matonak, Library Director Brenda Hazard, faculty, staff and students.<\/p>\n<p>The Dwight Marvin Library is one of only 50 libraries across the country to be chosen for this display. \u201cChanging America: The Emancipation Proclamation, 1863 and the March on Washington, 1963\u201d is presented by the Smithsonian\u2019s National Museum of African American History and Culture and the National Museum of American History in collaboration with the American Library Association Public Programs Office. The exhibition is made possible by the National Endowment for the Humanities (NEH) and is part of NEH\u2019s Bridging Cultures initiative, \u201cCreated Equal: America\u2019s Civil Rights Struggle,\u201d which brings four outstanding films on the civil rights movement to communities across the United States (see <a href=\"http:\/\/createdequal.neh.gov\" target=\"_blank\">http:\/\/createdequal.neh.gov<\/a>). \u201cCreated Equal\u201d encourages communities across the country to revisit and reflect on the long history of civil rights in America.<\/p>\n<p>Open to the public free of charge during <a href=\"https:\/\/www.hvcc.edu\/learning-commons\/hours.html\">library hours<\/a>, the \u201cChanging America\u201d exhibit features reproductions of rare photographs and artifacts that commemorate two pivotal events in American history. Both are explored for their historical context, accomplishments and limitations, as well as their impact on the generations that followed. Hudson Valley\u2019s library also is sponsoring other free programs and events in connection with the exhibit. For details, go to <a href=\"http:\/\/www.hvvc.edu\/created-equal\">www.hvvc.edu\/created-equal<\/a>. For additional photos of Congressman Tonko&#8217;s visit see the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/pages\/HVCC-Library\/102827023109714\">Marvin Library&#8217;s Facebook page<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-medium wp-image-59031\" src=\"http:\/\/chronicle.hvcc.edu\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/11221954_10153253134314794_7189363880144416695_o-300x200.jpg\" alt=\"11221954_10153253134314794_7189363880144416695_o\" width=\"300\" height=\"200\" \/><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong>Published:<\/strong>\u00a0Tue, 08 Sep 2015 12:13:38 +0000 by\u00a0v.waldin<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>&nbsp; U.S. Congressman Paul D. 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