Celebrating Black History in Perkins Woods
Category: Event Calendar
Date and Time
- Mon, Jan 20, 2025 - Fri, Mar 7, 2025 Open Monday - Friday, 11 am - 4 pm
Location
Akron Zoo
500 Edgewood Ave
Details
Perkins Woods, a city park now largely comprised of the Akron Zoo, was a place where Black residents in Akron made local history through the changes and challenges of the 20th century.
In this temporary exhibit, you'll discover how Black residents in Akron expanded the John Brown Monument, fought a plan to move the zoo from Perkins Woods and operated a long-lived Custard Stand at the park's edge as ways to affirm community and make a lasting impact on the city.
Open 11 a.m. - 4 p.m. daily (Monday, Jan. 20 - Friday, March 7, 2025)
Located in Nature’s Theater in The Lehner Family Zoo Gardens
*Entry included with your general admission ticket
