| Hosted by | New Haven Museum |
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| Details | New Haven Museum will join with Connecticut Explored magazine to celebrate the 10th anniversary of “African American Connecticut Explored,” to delve into the many facets of African-descended people in CT during a panel discussion at the New Haven Museum. Also on FB Live. http://newhavenmuseum.org 203 – 562-4183. “African American Connecticut Explored ” documents an array of subjects — including Black governors of Connecticut, prominent Black abolitionists, the 29th Regiment of Colored Volunteers in the Civil War and even baseball great Jackie Robinson. The ground-breaking book won a Connecticut League of History Organizations Award of Merit in 2014 and is currently featured in the Connecticut Museum of Culture and History’s “Connecticut’s Bookshelf” exhibit and is used in schools all over Connecticut. The distinguished panel will discuss the effects of the publication on current scholarship in Connecticut, and how the study of African American history in Connecticut has changed and grown since the book first appeared. Dr. Frank Mitchell will moderate the panel following remarks by Elizabeth Normen. Copies of the book will be available for purchase. Panelists Elizabeth Normen is the Founding Publisher, Emeritus, of Connecticut Explored, Inc. and the editor of “African American Connecticut Explored. Dr. Frank Mitchell is a cultural organizer in visual arts and public humanities. He is The Amistad Center for Art & Culture’s Curator at Large and Curatorial Adviser for the Toni N. and Wendell C. Harp Historical Museum at New Haven’s Dixwell Q House. Dr. Camesha Scruggs is an assistant professor of history at Central Connecticut State University. Dr. Fiona Vernal is the Director of Engaged, Public, Oral, and Community Histories (EPOCH) and Associate Professor of History and Africana Studies at the University of Connecticut. Dr. Yohuru Williams is Distinguished University Chair and Professor of History and Founding Director of the Racial Justice Initiative at the University of St. Thomas. Dr. Brittney Yancy is Assistant Professor of History and African American Studies at Illinois College. The event is part of NH250, an ongoing series of programming developed by NHM to complement “America 250.” Culminating with the 250th anniversary of the Declaration of Independence, the series highlights inclusive, local, and lesser-known stories, connecting past and present. |
| Admission | Free |
| Location | New Haven Museum |
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| More Info | info link |