Author Brandon Winford discussed his book, John Hervey Wheeler, Black Banking, and the Economic Struggle for Civil Rights, with a panel of scholars. They examined the role Wheeler played in …
243 viewsDarnella Davis talked about former African slaves of the Cherokee Nation known as Cherokee Freedmen. She explained how the Indians were forced to absorb the freedmen after the Civil War, wer…
7,172 viewsA panel of public historians talked about the history of African American voting rights. They explained how their historic sites and organizations share this history in various ways. This ev…
280 viewsA panel of scholars talked about Detriot’s history of African American activism in the 20th century. They discussed in detail the work of longtime Detriot residents Rosa Parks and Representa…
269 viewsOfficials from the National Park Service and preservation organizations talked about how historically black sites help to tell the story of African American migration. They also argued for a…
1,006 viewsIn commemoration of the 400th anniversary of the beginning of forced migration of Africans to North America, the Association for the Study of African American Life and History hosted a panel…
2,395 viewsA panel of historians discussed African American migration over the past century and analyzed the reasons black people have migrated and created their own communities across the U.S. This to…
1,116 viewsAuthor Edna Troiano talked about former slave, abolitionist and minister Josiah Henson who was one of the inspirations for the title character in Harriet Beecher Stowe’s Uncle Tom’s Cabin. M…
1,252 views2019 marks the 400th anniversary of the forced migration of Africans to the Virginia Colony in 1619. The Association for the Study of African American Life and History hosted their 93rd annu…
913 viewsRepresentatives of the National Park Service and preservation foundations discussed how African American soldiers are commemorated in public spaces. This was part of the annual meeting of th…
356 viewsScholars talked about the historical significance of the decision to replace Andrew Jackson with Harriet Tubman on the front of the twenty dollar bill, as well as the reactions to the announ…
1,880 views“Hallowed Places and Obscured Spaces: Community Partnerships and the Preservation of African American History Sites in the National Park Service’s Second Century” was a plenary session of th…
789 viewsSeveral presentations and speakers commemorated National African-American History Month, including remarks by the director of the National Park Service, the unveiling of a commemorative Blac…
595 viewsAuthors and historians talked about the life and legacy of Civil Rights and Pan-African movement leader Stokely Carmichael, later known as Kwame Ture. The panelists spoke about Mr. Carmichae…
1,358 viewsPanelists talked about the history and legacy of the Brotherhood of Sleeping Car Porters, one of the first African American labor unions in the United States. They spoke about the role of A.…
1,078 viewsNational Park Service rangers and administrators talked about the importance of historic sites to African Americans, including the Mary McLeod Bethune Council House in Washington, DC, the Ma…
684 viewsThe Association for the Study of African American Life and History held a panel discussion on strategies to involve blacks in commemorating the 150th anniversary of the Civil War. Following …
543 viewsEdna Greene Medford moderated a panel discussion on revelations from the study of African-American burial grounds. The panelists also responded to questions from members of the audience. “Af…
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