Join us for MAAHMG Black History Month Events.
On February 1st, at the Minnesota African American Heritage Museum and Gallery, Davu Seru will present on the Givens Collection, from 6 – 8 pm.
The Givens Collection includes novels, poetry, plays, short stories, essays, literary criticism, periodicals, and biographies that span nearly 250 years of American culture. It has particular strength in the areas of the Harlem Renaissance and the Black Arts Movement. The collection also holds a significant number of books that relate to African American art, education, social sciences, sports, and entertainment, as well as works by or about continental Africans and Africans in diaspora.
About Davu Seru:
North Minneapolis native Davu Underwood Seru joined University of Minnesota Libraries as the new Curator of the Givens Collection of African American Literature in September of 2023. He is co-author of the book Sights, Sounds, Soul: The Twin Cities Through the Lens of Charles Chamblis (MNHS Press 2017) and is an award-winning, internationally recognized musician and composer. Come and talk with the North High alum (c/o 1996) about the collection, archives and the community practice of gathering memories to make history.
