This year organizers are working to present a more holistic view of black history that goes further than documenting past struggles.

Activities for kids of all ages include making seahorse fossils and pirate storytelling, along with the continuing buzz-saw sharks exhibit.

Julie Weise also will discuss her new book as part of a discussion about the history of Mexican people moving to the American South.

‘I Dream a World: Portraits of Black Women Who Changed America’ is added to the Jordan Schnitzer Museum of Art collection through a gift from Lynda Lanker.

A 1949 UO accounting graduate, Peterson was honored with the Presidential Medal in 2004 and the Pioneer Award in 2011.