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Collection Collector:
Maltsby, Portia  Search this
Collection Creator:
Smithsonian Institution. Program in African American Culture  Search this
Container:
Box 25, Folder 15
Type:
Archival materials
Date:
1999 February 3-6
Scope and Contents:
The eighteenth annual national conference in observance of African History Month was a symposium and community tribute held from Wednesday, February 3, through Saturday, February 6, 1999, in the Carmichael Auditorium, National Museum of American History, Smithsonian Institution. The Middle Passage conference was launched by the Program on African American Culture series "African Americans at the Millennium: From Middle Passage to Cyberspace". The conference saluted three pioneering educators: Dr. John Henrik Clarke, Dr. Adelaide M. Cromwell and Dr. Joseph E. Harris. Participants included: Ronald Bailey, Ph.D., chair of the Department of African-American Studies, Northeastern University Michael L. Blakey, Ph.D., professor of anthropology and anatomy and curator of the W. Montague Cobb Human Skeletal Collection, Howard University Kim D. Butler, Ph.D., assistant professor, Department of Africana Studies, Rutgers University Adama J. Conteh, Ph.D., assistant professor of history, Hampton University Collaborative Public Art Team; Houston Conwill,sculptor; Estella Conwill Majozo, poet; and Joseph DePace, architect C. Daniel Dawson, photographer and filmmaker Tom Feelings, renowned artist and illustrator of children's books Haile Gerima, film producer, director, writer, and editor Michael A. Gomez, Ph.D., professor of history, University of Georgia; and adjunct faculty, Spelman College Leslie King Hammond, Ph.D., artist and illustrator and dean of graduate studies, Maryland Institute College of Art Sylvia Hill, Ph.D, chair of the Department of Urban Affairs, University of the District of Columbia James Oliver Horton, Ph.D., Benjamin Banneker Professor of American Studies and History, George Washington University Noel Ignatiev, Ph.D., a visiting assistant professor of history, Bowdoin College Joseph E. Inikori, Ph.D., a professor of history and associate director, Frederick Douglass Institute for African and African-American Studies, University of Rochester Aisha Kahil, performing artist and master teacher in voice and dance and member of the a cappella ensemble Sweet Honey in the Rock Gilberto Leal, a geologist, labor union and political party leader Clarence Lusane, Ph.D., political scientist and author Deborah L. Mack, Ph.D., director of public programs and exhibitions, National Underground Railroad Freedom Center in Cincinnati Lorna McDaniel, Ph.D., historian and founding editor of New Directions: Readings in African Diaspora Music Alice McGill, storyteller, author and educator Diana Baird N'Diaye, Ph.D., a folklorist, anthropologist, and program curator, Smithsonian Institution's Center for Folklife Programs and Cultural Studies Sylvia Ojukutu-Macauley, Ph.D., visiting assistant professor of history, Georgetown University Colin A. Palmer, Ph.D., Distinguished Professor of History, New York Graduate School, City University Carla L. Peterson, Ph.D., professor, Department of English and Comparative Literature, University of Maryland Bernice Johnson Reagon, Ph.D., curator emerita, National Museum of American History (NMAH); and Distinguished Professor of History, American University Fath Davis Ruffins, historian at the National Museum of American History Llewellyn Smith, television producer and playwright Elisée Soumonni, Ph.D., lecturer, department of history, Université Nationale du Bénin John Thornton, Ph.D., professor of history, Millersville University Eleanor W. Traylor, Ph.D., graduate professor of English and chair of the Department of English, Howard University Sheila S. Walker, Ph.D., Annabel Irion Worsham Centennial Professor in Liberal Arts and director of the Center for African and African American Studies, University of Texas Margaret Washington, Ph.D., history department, Cornell University Jacquie Gales Webb, producer, Smithsonian Productions; and radio host Olabiyi Yai, Ph.D., ambassador from Bénin African Heritage Dancers and Drummers, a youth intervention program that provides rich portrayals of traditional West African dance, music, crafts, and folklore Melvin Deal, founder and artistic director of the African Heritage Dancers and Drummers Olufunmilayo Jomo, master teacher and performance artist of African dance and percussion Kimberly A. Kelly, Ford Foundation Scholar, master's program, European decorative arts, Parsons/Cooper-Hewitt Kono Youth Ensemble, founded in 1995 to awaken young people here and abroad to the power and beauty of traditional West African dance and drum Djimo Kouyate, born in Dianna Senegal, is a diali, an oral historian and musician of Manding traditions Amshatar Monroe, advocate of indigenous culture and spirituality and founder of Sacred Space Pam Rogers, director of In Process…, Includes: Michelle Lanchester, Yasmeen Williams, Tammy Adair, Ayo Ngozi, Paula Pree, and Reverend Amitiyah Elayne Hyman Sacred Space: Where Indigenous Paths Meet, a nonprofit organization committed to providing cultural and educational activities, council of elders: Baba Wande Abimbola, Nana Kwabena Brown, Mounain Eagle Woman (Mama Binta-Bisa Mati), Ione, Baba Kwame Ishangi, and Iya N'Ifa Efunyale (Mother) Taylor Program number AC408.108.
Collection Restrictions:
Collection is open for research. Access and use of audiovisual materials available in the Archives Center reading room or by requesting copies of audiovisual materials at RightsReproductions@si.edu
Collection Rights:
Copyright restrictions exist. Collection items available for reproduction Other intellectual property rights may apply. Archives Center cost-recovery and use fees may apply when requesting reproductions.
Collection Citation:
Program in African American Culture Collection, Archives Center, National Museum of American History.
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Program in African American Culture Collection
Program in African American Culture Collection / Series 1: Program Files
Archival Repository:
Archives Center, National Museum of American History
GUID:
https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ep89129c4d2-357d-49d4-8642-fe35fadc394e
EDAN-URL:
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