Albert Einstein: Champion of Racial Justice and Equality
Sun, Oct 27
|Cranbury
The Princeton Einstein Museum of Science (PEMS) has teamed with the Witherspoon Jackson Historical and Cultural Society (WJHCS) to present an exhibit detailing Albert Einstein’s relationships with local African Americans as well as the most prominent Black national leaders of the mid-20th century.
Time & Location
Oct 27, 2024, 1:00 PM – 4:00 PM
Cranbury, 4 Park Pl E, Cranbury, NJ 08512, USA
About the Event
The Cranbury Museum is honored to have on display from September 22nd through October 27th the pop-up exhibit, “Albert Einstein: Champion of Racial Justice and Equality.”
Albert Einstein was a scientific genius. He advanced our understanding of energy, matter, gravity, space and time. He changed our view of how the universe works! But Einstein was also a defender of human rights!
When Einstein arrived in Princeton in 1932, he described his adopted home as a “paradise” where he no longer faced the Nazi threats he endured in Germany. But Princeton was also a segregated town where White and Black citizens lived separately. Einstein found this practice abhorrent and sought friendships with the local African American citizens while supporting Black national leaders.
The exhibit opens in the Perrine Wing of the Cranbury Museum on Sunday, September 22nd and runs through Sunday, October 27th, 1-4 pm. It will also be open for the Cranbury House Tour on Saturday, September 28th, 10am-3 pm. Admission is free and no reservations are necessary.