News Release: "Eleanor Roosevelt and the Fight for Civil Rights" with Shannon Butler

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December 3, 2019

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

For information call: Clifford Laube at (845) 486-7745

The Franklin D. Roosevelt

Presidential Library and Museum will

host a Human Rights Day presentation

"Eleanor Roosevelt and the

Fight for Civil Rights"

with Historian for the

Poughkeepsie Public Library District

Shannon Butler

Tuesday, December 10, 2019 at 2:00 p.m.

Henry A. Wallace Center at the

FDR Presidential Library and Home

Visit www.fdrlibrary.org or

CLICK HERE to register

HYDE PARK, NY -- The Franklin D. Roosevelt Presidential Library and Museum will host a Human Rights Day presentation, "Eleanor Roosevelt and the Fight for Civil Rights," with Historian for the Poughkeepsie Public Library District Shannon Butler on Tuesday, December 10, 2019 at 2:00 p.m. The program will be held in the Henry A. Wallace Center at the FDR Presidential Library and Home. This 2019 Human Rights Day program is presented by the Roosevelt Library, the Eleanor Roosevelt Center at Val-Kill, the National Park Service, the United Nations Association - Mid Hudson Valley and the Poughkeepsie Public Library District.

This is a free public event but registration is required.

Visit www.fdrlibrary.org or CLICK HERE to register.

This presentation, "Eleanor Roosevelt and the Fight for Civil Rights," will focus on Eleanor Roosevelt's work on Civil Rights during both her time in the White House and after the Roosevelt presidency. Shannon Butler will look at the various relationships she had with Civil Rights activists and Presidents, and what fighting she had to do in order to get civil rights legislation enacted.

Shannon Butler is a Dutchess County native and has spent the past 15 years working in history. She serves as a Historian for the Poughkeepsie Public Library District as well as Historian for the Town of Hyde Park. Her works are published in peer-reviewed journals and she is currently working on her second book. She worked as a Park Ranger with the National Park Service at Roosevelt-Vanderbilt National Historic Site for 8 years as well as various other state historic sites and local historical societies. She earned degrees in history from SUNY New Paltz and SUNY Albany.

Please contact Cliff Laube at (845) 486-7745 with questions about the event.

Franklin D. Roosevelt Presidential Library and Museum

Designed by Franklin Roosevelt and dedicated on June 30, 1941, the Franklin D. Roosevelt Presidential Library and Museum is the nation's first presidential library and the only one used by a sitting president. Administered by the National Archives and Records Administration since 1941, the Library preserves and makes accessible to the American people the records of FDR's presidency. The Roosevelt Library's mission is to foster a deeper understanding of the lives and times of Franklin and Eleanor Roosevelt and their continuing impact on contemporary life. This work is carried out through the Library's archives and research room, museum collections and exhibitions, innovative educational programs, and engaging public programming. For more information about the Library or its programs call (800) 337-8474 or visit www.fdrlibrary.org .

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