Using the Stations of the Cross to situate the history of Black Americans, participants will experience Black history from precolonial Africa to the present day. Through various productions and representations—historical texts, art, photographs, artifacts, teaching, preaching, Bible study, and Scriptures—participants will explore and discuss key historical moments and movements in Black history.
Ten Stations
For God, Crown, and First Federal
Station #1
Saturday, February 9, 2019
4:00 p.m. – 6:00 p.m.
YoFresh Yogurt Café
635 Chicago Avenue, #7, Evanston, Illinois
The Whipping Man (Theatrical Reading)
Station #2
Sunday, February 10, 2019
2:30 p.m. – 6:00 p.m.
2nd Floor Art Gallery
Fleetwood-Jourdain Theatre
Noyes Cultural Arts Center
927 Noyes Street, Evanston, IL
The Beginnings: Africa’s Histories and Peoples
Station #3
Thursday, February 14, 2019
4:00 p.m. – 7:30 p.m.
Herskovits Library of African Studies at Northwestern University
1970 Campus Drive, Evanston, IL
The Civil War
Station #4
Saturday, February 16, 2019
2:00 p.m. – 4:00 p.m.
The Levy Center
300 Dodge Avenue, Evanston, Illinois
The First Reconstruction
Station #5
Tuesday, February 19, 2019
6:00 p.m. – 8:00 p.m.
Ebenezer AME Church
1109 Emerson Street, Evanston, Illinois
The Great Migration: Celebrating the Legacy of Robert Sengstacke Abbott
Station #6
Saturday, February 23, 2019
4:00 p.m. – 9:00 p.m.
Baha’i Temple Welcome Center
100 Linden Avenue, Wilmette, Illinois
Read more The Great Migration: Celebrating the Legacy of Robert Sengstacke Abbott
The Depression and World War II with Rev. Willie D. Francois, III
Station #7
Wednesday, February 27, 2019
4:00 p.m. – 5:00 p.m.
Garrett-Evangelical Theological Seminary
2121 Sheridan Road, Evanston, Illinois
Read more The Depression and World War II with Rev. Willie D. Francois, III
The Modern Freedom Movement
Station #8
Thursday, March 7, 2019
7:00 p.m. – 8:15 p.m.
New Hope CME Church
1840 Grey Avenue, Evanston, Illinois
The Second Reconstruction
Station #9
Tuesday, March 12, 2019
6:00 p.m. – 8:00 p.m.
Sherman United Methodist Church
2214 Ridge Avenue, Evanston, Illinois
The 2000s and Women’s Leadership in the Present
Station #10
Tuesday, March 19, 2019
6:00 p.m. – 8:00 p.m.
Second Baptist Church
1717 Benson Avenue, Evanston, Illinois
Mosaic of Human Community 