A new exhibit has opened at the Wyoming State Museum just in time for Black History Month, Frontier Faith.
“Really important for us especially here at the state museum to tell the story of all Wyomingites,” said Elisabeth DeGrenier with the Wyoming State Museum.
The exhibit is a guest curation by Cameilla Okapodu, professor and first African American female Dean of the College of Arts and Sciences at the University of Wyoming.
“For her to think of us as a location for that is something that we’re really honored by, and it’s a story that I think is really important to share in our community,” said DeGrenier.
The exhibit follows Lucinda Philips, a formerly enslaved person from Kentucky, who came to Wyoming and was looking for a place where the black community could congregate.
Which led her to establish the African American Episcopal Church in Wyoming, creating a community for African American people in Cheyenne.
“I think one things that’s really special about this exhibit, since it is a guest curator here is that there’s also information about Cameilla as well. She shares her story and how it kind of pairs with Lucinda as well, and just really sharing kind of her history in conjunction with the history of Lucinda too,” said DeGrenier.
The exhibit is open now through the end of April.
The exhibit follows Lucinda Philips, a formerly enslaved person from Kentucky, who came to Wyoming and was looking for a place where the black community could congregate.
