NORRISTOWN – As if it were yesterday, Charles LeRoy Blockson can remember his grandfather singing songs from the Underground Railroad, seemingly leading his fellow comrades in the direction of freedom ...

The Charles L. Blockson Afro-American Collection, a vital institution dedicated to preserving African and Black American history, recently celebrated its 40th anniversary with a commemorative event at ...

PHILADELPHIA (WPVI) -- Behind the glass doors on the first floor of Temple University's Sullivan Hall lies centuries of history. "(It's) one of our nation's richest repositories that relate to African ...

Charles L. Blockson, the architect behind some of the most prestigious collections of African-American artifacts in the United States, died on Wednesday, June 14, 2023, at his home. He was 89. “I and ...

The Charles L. Blockson Afro-American Collection is dedicated to preserving African and Black American history. The Charles L. Blockson Afro-American Collection, housed at Temple University’s Sullivan ...

PHILADELPHIA (WPVI) -- A tribute to Charles L. Blockson took place on Tuesday afternoon at the Temple Performing Arts Center, giving those inspired by his work a chance to honor the late scholar, ...

NORRISTOWN – Charles Blockson, noted local historian, is proud and humbled to have contributed to the collection to be exhibited at the new National Museum of African American History and Culture, in ...

The collection at Temple University honors the legacy of one of America’s foremost historians and collectors of artifacts on the global Black experience. The collection at Temple University, which was ...

Charles Blockson, the man whose life’s work liberated fascinating, little-known facts about Black history in Philadelphia and Pennsylvania from the shadows of societal segregation, received a rousing ...