Discovering The Work Of Carl Cotton At The Field Museum

Carl Cotton working at the Field Museum
Carl Cotton working at the Field Museum The Field Museum
Carl Cotton working at the Field Museum
Carl Cotton working at the Field Museum The Field Museum

Discovering The Work Of Carl Cotton At The Field Museum

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While many Chicagoans know about the prominent black figures from our city, there are other significant black contributors to our history that remain overlooked.

Reset checks in with the Field Museum about its new exhibition on Carl Cotton, the first black taxidermist at the museum.

GUEST: Reda Brooks, exhibitions budget coordinator and project lead for Black History Month efforts at the Field Museum