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Cornelius L. Henderson and Detroit's Ambassador Bridge

2025-02-03 19:00:00 2025-02-03 20:00:00 America/New_York Cornelius L. Henderson and Detroit's Ambassador Bridge In 1911, Cornelius L. Henderson became the second African American to earn an engineering degree from the University of Michigan. He went on to serve as a pioneering steel engineer and architect... Virtual event on Zoom -

Monday, February 03
7:00pm - 8:00pm

Add to Calendar 2025-02-03 19:00:00 2025-02-03 20:00:00 America/New_York Cornelius L. Henderson and Detroit's Ambassador Bridge In 1911, Cornelius L. Henderson became the second African American to earn an engineering degree from the University of Michigan. He went on to serve as a pioneering steel engineer and architect... Virtual event on Zoom -

In 1911, Cornelius L. Henderson became the second African American to earn an engineering degree from the University of Michigan. He went on to serve as a pioneering steel engineer and architect...

...who helped construct two of the major crossings between the United States and Canada—the Ambassador Bridge and the Detroit Windsor Tunnel. Join Dr. Rashid Faisal in an exploration of the life of this extraordinary man.

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