On Saturday, the city of Bloomington hosted a “Black Market” at city hall as part of its celebration of Black History Month.
The event was an homage to the Black Market of the late 1960s, which was firebombed by a man with ties to the Ku Klux Klan. The market was located in the space now known as People’s Park.
The market sold products made in Africa or by African-Americans, serving as a cultural center for Black students attending Indiana University. The market stood at the corner of Kirkwood Avenue and Dunn Street. The campus is just a block away, to the east.
On Saturday, vendors were set up in the city hall atrium, along the hallway in city council chambers, as well as on the second floor. Continue reading “Vignette from Black Market at Bloomington city hall: New nonprofit aims to close equity gap in science ed”