Find the Future: Virginia Woolf, Malcolm X, and Dante

May 14, 2011

Celebrating 100 Years (Juxtaposition 7 of 8):

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Juxtaposition 7
Juxtaposition 8

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What does Virginia Woolf's walking stick, Malcolm X's briefcase, and Dante's Divine Comedy have in common? Thomas Mellins, curator of The New York Public Library's "Celebrating 100 Years" exhibition, explains.

Learn more about Dante's Divine Comedy

Learn more about the Malcolm X's Hajj at the Schomburg Center for Research in Black Culture

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