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Discussions about slavery continue to stir emotions. This exhibition examines the journeys experienced by enslaved Africans brought to the United States. From the journey into bondage, travels while enslaved, and escaping to freedom, voyages — forced and voluntary — shaped the way slavery evolved and, ultimately, ended in America. via Journey Stories | Browse Exhibits. [...]
Spanning nearly 5,000 years and documenting virtually all forms of media, the Image of the Black in Western Art Research Project and Photo Archive is an unprecedented research project devoted to the systematic investigation of how people of African descent have been perceived and represented in art. Started in 1960 by Jean and Dominique de [...]
The internet library sub-Saharan Africa ilissAfrica is a portal that offers an integrated access to relevant scientific conventional and digital information resources on the sub-Saharan Africa region. Information scattered on private or institutional websites, databases or library catalogues are brought together in order to facilitate research. Without ilissAfrica this information has to be collected in [...]
“ANNAPOLIS, Md. AP — It is slow, deliberate, frustrating, yet fulfilling work trying to preserve a peoples culture.Vicki Lee, senior conservator at the Maryland State Archives in Annapolis, already has made two trips with teams of experts trying to mend Haitis cultural heritage following the devastating January earthquake, and is itching to return. “It’s so [...]
In 1811 white landlords were forcing black slaves to manipulate fatal toxic, such as the one required in the fabrication of Indigo (pigment). Today, the swamps owned by the former slaves children has been bought by major energy companies at an unfair price to host multi-millions polluting facilities. The descents of the slaves still live on [...]
The colloquium, to be held from August 22 to 26, 2010 inIloko-Ijesa, Osun State, is being hosted by Oyinlola’s government through the Centrefor Black Culture and International Understanding (CBCIU), a UNESCO Category IIcentre, based in Osogbo. The colloquium forms part of the larger Global Conference onBlack Nationalities, which is holding in Osogbo around the same [...]
“Joseph McGill spent Saturday night in a place where slaves slept – in a cabin at Hobcaw Barony in Georgetown. As a preservationist, his intent is to bring attention to the endangered structures. “African-Americans have lost a lot of the buildings that can help interpret their stories,” McGill said. “This is a great place to [...]
We are pleased to announce three issues of Tubman Newsletter: number 20 from July to September 2009, number 21 from October to December 2009, and number 22 from January to March 2010. All issues are available on Tubman website (www.yorku.ca/tubman). Two other issues are being prepared and will be available soon. It is great to [...]
“The House Administration Committee voted along party lines for a measure that calls for placing statues of abolitionist Frederick Douglass and architect Pierre L’Enfant in Statuary Hall, just as the 50 states have two statues apiece in the halls of the Capitol. The Douglass and L’Enfant statues have been sitting at One Judiciary Square, awaiting [...]
From Press Release: Washington, DC-The Institute of Museum and Library Services (IMLS) today awarded $1,485,000 to 14 organizations committed to preserving and sharing the history of African American life from the period of slavery to the present day as part of the Museum Grants for African American History and Culture (AAHC) program. “With these grants, museums [...]
