SC Artisans Center, located near Charleston, is home to many talented artists of the state with all types of artwork displayed. From sculptures and hand made jewelry to pillows and photography this town has a way of experiencing diversity.
African American Life in Washington, DC, Before Emancipation
African American Life in Washington, DC, Before Emancipation As Washington became the focus of abolitionism before the Civil War, antislavery activists argued that the sight of slavery and slave dealers in the nation’s capital disgraced the nation and its ideals. A panel will explore life before the 1862 Compensated Emancipation Act and discuss the “Slavery and Freedom” exhibit at the Smithsonian’s new National Museum of African American History and Culture (NMAAHC). Moderated by John W. Franklin of the NMAAHC, panelists include Mark Auslander, Central Washington University; Maurice Jackson, Georgetown University; and NMAAHC curators Nancy Bercaw and Mary Elliott. Presented in partnership with NMAAHC, the DC Commission of African American Affairs, and the DC Commission on Emancipation.
William S. Pretzer A Darker Presence - 2018 Joel Barkan Memorial Lecture
Friday, March 2, 2018 - “A Darker Presence”: Interpretive Goals and Collecting Strategies in the National Museum of African American History and Culture - Presented by William S. Pretzer, the senior curator for history of the Smithsonian Institution at the National Museum of African American History and Culture
Slavery and Global Public History Conference: Facing or Deflecting the Past in Exhibitions
Saturday, Session 1
Publics, as much as historians and large cultural institutions, define how difficult history is remembered or forgotten. Smaller and independent sites and communities increasingly tell local stories of slavery and history that reflect local public memory and desires to remember or disremember a specific past.
Speakers: Mary N. Elliott, Museum Specialist, The Smithsonian's National Museum of African American History and Culture Michael Frazier, African Burial Ground National Monument, National Park Service Meredith Hardy, Archeologist, Southeast Archaeological Center, National Park Service Ibrahima Thiaw, Associate Professor of Archaeology at the Institut Fondamental d’Afrique Noire (IFAN), University Cheikh Anta Diop of Dakar, Senegal Jennifer Tosch, Founder of Black Heritage Tours, The Netherlands & New York State Moderator: Françoise N. Hamlin, Associate Professor of Africana Studies and History, Brown University