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Black Excellence on View at San Francisco Public Library

August 22, 2022

 

The Library partners with local civic leader Rev. Dr. Carolyn Ransom-Scott to spread the joy of Black inventions throughout history 

 

Antique image Inventor Charles S.L. Baker with heating system, c. 1906. Courtesy Library of Congress.

Press Conference: September 1, 2022, 10:30 a.m. at Potrero Branch Library, 1616 20th St, San Francisco. RSVP to Kate.Patterson@sfpl.org 

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August 19, 2022

For Immediate Release: August 18, 2022

Media Contact: Jaime Wong
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