Black History At The Kennedy Center: Framed Artwork

After each meeting, we will feature one element of the Kennedy Center that you may not have noticed.  Although Girl Scout meetings are held in the Lt. Joseph P. Kennedy Jr. Community Center located on 134th between Lenox Avenue and Fifth Ave.   Although you may have been in the building many times, have you seen this?

This framed print of Toussaint L'Ouverture is located at the top of the lobby's stairs, on your right hand side.  Although he was born a slave, Toussaint L'Ouverture rose to become the leader of Haiti. He accomplished this by taking advantage of wars between the powerful countries that occupied his homeland.  For more information about this Black leader, make sure to take a look at a painting of him and some great information at the Kennedy Center, where Black History lives all year long.  

Click here to see a short video about this great leader!