

# Event Details

- **Event Name**: History Pub - The Vanguard Generation: African American Artists, 1880-1918
- **Event Start and End Date**: Wed, 18 Feb, 2026 at 07:00 pm
- **Event Description**: McMenamins and Humanities Washington present History Pub  

The Vanguard Generation: African American Artists, 1880-1918 
Presented by Daniel E. Atkinson 

Spanish Ballroom 
February 18, 2025  
7pm/Doors 6pm  
All ages welcome 

Discover the remarkable first generation of African American artists and performers whose contributions helped shape popular culture. Active after the Civil War and before World War I, many of these artists were the first in their families to be born out of bondage or to attend college—overcoming tremendous hardship in defiance of Jim Crow laws. 

Using newly discovered documents from the era, this talk reveals the talent, ingenuity, conflicts, and solidarity of the “Vanguard Generation.” 

Daniel E. Atkinson earned his PhD in ethnomusicology from the University of Washington, where his research focused on Afro-American vernacular expression. He is the author of ?ℎ? ??????????? ?? ?????? ???ℎ ??????: ?ℎ? ????? ?? ????? ??????? ?? ??? ???? ???????, a biography of the co-founder of the Williams and Walker, the first Black theatre company to succeed on Broadway. He currently works as a maintenance laborer for Tacoma Parks.
- **Event URL**: https://allevents.in/tacoma/history-pub-the-vanguard-generation-african-american-artists-1880-1918/200029465364720
- **Event Categories**: art, performances, theatre, literary-art, entertainment
- **Interested Audience**: 
  - total_interested_count: 27

## Ticket Details

- **Ticket URL**: https://www.etix.com/ticket/p/35217877/the-vanguard-generationafrican-american-artists18801918-presented-by-daniel-eatkinson-tacoma-mcmenamins-spanish-ballroom-elks-temple?utm_source=AllEvents.in&utm_medium=event-discovery-platform&utm_campaign=tacoma-events

## Event venue details

- **city**: Tacoma
- **state**: WA
- **country**: United States
- **location**: Spanish Ballroom
- **lat**: 47.258054
- **long**: -122.440844
- **full address**: Spanish Ballroom, 565 Broadway,Tacoma, Washington, United States

## Event Organizer details

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- **organizer**: McMenamins History (https://allevents.in/org/mcmenamins-history/10113027)

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## FAQs

- **Q**: When is the event happening?
  - **A:** Wed, 18 Feb, 2026 at 07:00 pm
- **Q**: Where is the event happening?
  - **A:** Spanish Ballroom, 565 Broadway,Tacoma, Washington, United States
- **Q**: Who is organizing the event?
  - **A:** McMenamins History
- **Q**: What type of event is this?
  - **A:** art, performances, theatre, literary-art, entertainment
- **Q**: Where can I find ticket details about History Pub - The Vanguard Generation: African American Artists, 1880-1918 ?
  - **A:** You can find ticket details about this event on AllEvents.

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