The Civil Rights Institute of Inland Southern California has a new pop-up exhibition for Black History Month, “The Legacy of Clarence Muse: Artifacts from the Collection of Dr. Norman Towels.”
The exhibit opened Feb. 4 at the institute, at 3933 Mission Inn Ave., Suite 103, Riverside, and will run through March 13.
Visitors can see the exhibit between noon and 5 p.m. Wednesdays through Fridays, and Norman Towels will provide a showcase of his collection noon-1 p.m. Feb. 19.
The exhibition focuses on the life of screen legend Clarence Muse (1889-1979), who acted in more than 200 films and was a resident of Perris.
Muse who was one of the highest paid Black actors of his time, helped bring water to the Good Hope community, pushed against racist stereotypes in films and instituted the Perris Art Festival, according to a news release.
The pop-up exhibition at the Civil Rights Institute features materials from the collection of Norman Towels, an educator and history collector who is committed to preserving the Black history in Inland Southern California and beyond.
Over the decades, Towels has amassed a collection of artifacts includinghistoric advertisements, comics, university yearbooks, posters, books and movies. A sliver of his collection related to Clarence Muse’s life is on display at the Civil Rights Institute, including various films from Muse’s career.
For information about the Civil Rights Institute of Inland Southern California, go to inlandcivilrights.org.
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