Donnell Collins (left) and Ken Maurice check out the gallery exhibit called Flavors of Aurora: Stirred, Not Shaken, a collection of photos of African-Americans from the Civil War era to the present on display at the Pierce Art and History Center, 2013. | Steven Buyansky~Sun-Times MediaFlavors of Aurora: Stirred, Not Shaken is a collection of photos of African-Americans from the Civil War ear to the present on display at the Pierce Art and History Center, 2013. | Steven Buyansky~Sun-Times Media

Susan Hayden stands next to a photo of her late husband Cliff as a East Aurora basketball player in the 50's during Flavors of Aurora: Stirred, Not Shaken, a collection of photos of African-Americans from the Civil War era to the present on display at the Pierce Art and History Center, 2013. | Steven Buyansky~Sun-Times Media

In the 1890's, Billy Holland played for the Colts, one of the earliest baseball teams in Aurora. This photo is included in Flavors of Aurora: Stirred, Not Shaken, a collection of photos of African-Americans from the Civil War era to the present on display at the Pierce Art and History Center, 2013. | Steven Buyansky~Sun-Times MediaFlavors of Aurora: Stirred, Not Shaken is a collection of photos of African-Americans from the Civil War ear to the present on display at the Pierce Art and History Center, 2013. | Steven Buyansky~Sun-Times Media

Mike Leonardi of Aurora comments on the history of blues music in Aurora during the Flavors of Aurora: Stirred, Not Shaken, a collection of photos of African-Americans from the Civil War ear to the present on display at the Pierce Art and History Center, 2013. | Steven Buyansky~Sun-Times MediaFlavors of Aurora: Stirred, Not Shaken is a collection of photos of African-Americans from the Civil War era to the present on display at the Pierce Art and History Center, 2013. | Steven Buyansky~Sun-Times Media