DESIGNING VICTORY

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Friday, August 16, 2019
7:30pm - 10:00pm

Visible Voice Books
2258 Professor Avenue
Cleveland, Ohio 44113

216.961.0084

https://www.visiblevoicebooks.com

As a decorated member of the historic Buffalo Soldiers, Second Lieutenant Robert P. Madison decided to enroll in the architecture program at Western Reserve University in Cleveland, Ohio, only to be summarily denied access based on his race. He returned in full dress uniform, with his Purple Heart from an injury sustained in Italy, and declared they could not keep him out of college. Under duress, he was admitted, but told by the administrators that he would never work as an architect.

How wrong they were. Madison opened the first African-American architect firm in Ohio in 1954, and only the 10th in the country. This was only the beginning of many accomplishments and contributions to American society, including the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame and Museum, the American Embassy in Senegal, Cleveland Browns Stadium, and buildings for Cuyahoga Community College and Cleveland State University.

Author Carlo Wolff joins us for this book signing, sharing Bob Madison’s story.

This event is free.

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