

# Event Details

- **Event Name**: History on Wheels Museum: Honoring Heroes of Color
- **Event Start and End Date**: Sat, 28 Feb, 2026 at 12:00 pm – Sat, 28 Feb, 2026 at 03:00 pm
- **Event Description**: Join the History on Wheels for an engaging, interactive program that highlights the vital but often-overlooked contributions of African Americans in military service. Mannequins dressed in authentic uniforms from different eras will be on display, alongside artifacts, photographs, and documents that showcase their sacrifices and achievements. Founder Luther Johnson will share the stories behind the uniforms and artifacts, offering context about the wars they represent, the challenges faced, and the resilience shown.

This unique drop-in program blends education, storytelling, and visual history, creating a meaningful way for all ages to connect with history and honor the legacy of African American service members.
- **Event URL**: https://allevents.in/tinley-park/history-on-wheels-museum-honoring-heroes-of-color/200029627463032
- **Event Categories**: storytelling
- **Interested Audience**: 
  - total_interested_count: 21

## Ticket Details

- **Ticket URL**: http://facebook.com/200029627463032?utm_source=AllEvents.in&utm_medium=event-discovery-platform&utm_campaign=tinley+park-events

## Event venue details

- **city**: Tinley Park
- **state**: IL
- **country**: United States
- **location**: Tinley Park Public Library
- **lat**: 41.56165
- **long**: -87.81053
- **full address**: Tinley Park Public Library, 7851 Timber Dr, Tinley Park, IL 60477-5387, United States

## Event Organizer details

- **affiliate_id**: 2
- **organizer**: The H.O.W? Museum - History on Wheels (https://allevents.in/org/the-how-museum-history-on-wheels/23426259)

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## FAQs

- **Q**: When is the event happening?
  - **A:** Sat, 28 Feb, 2026 at 12:00 pm
- **Q**: Where is the event happening?
  - **A:** Tinley Park Public Library, 7851 Timber Dr, Tinley Park, IL 60477-5387, United States
- **Q**: Who is organizing the event?
  - **A:** The H.O.W? Museum - History on Wheels
- **Q**: What type of event is this?
  - **A:** storytelling
- **Q**: Where can I find ticket details about History on Wheels Museum: Honoring Heroes of Color ?
  - **A:** You can find ticket details about this event on AllEvents.

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