From Barriers to Ballots: Community Activist Portia A. Haskins
Learn about Community Voting Rights Activist Portia A. Haskins
Meet the Founder and President of the Black Heritage Museum of Arlington, Dr. Scott Edwin Taylor, PhD, and get an in-depth view of one of Arlington's leading voting and civil rights activists.
To commemorate the 60th anniversary of the Voting Rights Act of 1965, Arlington Public Library has partnered with several community organizations to tell the stories of activists, changemakers and everyday people in Arlington and Northern Virginia who fought for voting rights.
Visit our exhibit, "From Barriers to Ballots"
- Aug. 1 - Nov. 4: at Bozman Government Center, Central Library, Arlington Historical Museum, Black Heritage Museum of Arlington and Sherwood Regional and City of Fairfax Regional Libraries.
In partnership with the Arlington Historical Society, the Black Heritage Museum of Arlington, the League of Women Voters of Arlington and Alexandria City and the NAACP Arlington Branch
NO REGISTRATION.
For more information, contact LibraryPrograms@arlingtonva.us
- Date:
- Saturday, October 11, 2025
- Time:
- 2:00pm - 3:00pm
- Location:
- Black Heritage Museum of Arlington: 3045B Columbia Pike / Arlington, VA / 22204
- Library:
- *Off-Site
- Audience:
- Events for Adults Events for High Schoolers Events for Middle Schoolers Good for Adults Age 55+
- Categories:
- Arts & Culture Business, Law & Money Civics & Government Community Resources History
- Calendar:
- Arlington Public Library