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The Pennsylvania Humanities Council's Commonwealth Speakers program offers
free presentations for Black History Month and Women's History Month.
Choose from topics like:
- Every County Had One: African American Communities and Settlements
(Karen James)
- Secrets of the Underground Railroad (James Deele)
- The Fugitive Slave Law: In Pursuit of Justice (Karen James)
- Remember the Ladies: Restoring Women's History (Cynthia Little)
For a high-quality program in February or March, please apply as soon as
possible at least eight weeks before your planned event.
Download an application at www.pahumanities.org/speakers. To receive a
catalog by mail, contact the PHC at 215-925-1005 or [email protected].
[Submitted by Claire V. Lawrence, Program/Communications Associate, PHC]
CONFERENCE ON BLACK HISTORY IN PENNSYLVANIA, APRIL 2005
The 28th annual Conference on Black History, "A Historic Black
Capital in
America: Philadelphia" will be held in April 2005, with the theme of
preserving the history, culture and style of Black Philadelphia. The
keynote address will be April 21 and our speaker will be Donna Brazile, National Chair
of the Voting Rights Institute and senior fellow at the Academy of
Leadership, University of Maryland. Sessions will be held at the African
American Museum, Atwater Kent Museum, Historical Society of Pennsylvania,
Mother Bethel AME Church, The Church of the Advocate and The Legendary Blue
Horizon. On April 20th there will be a one-time only tour of Black
Philadelphia with Charles Blockson. Many events related to the conference
are free and open to the public.
Submitted by Karen James, Division of History, PHMC, 400 North
Street, Harrisburg, PA 17120-0053; 717-783-9871
Email: [email protected]
CONFERENCE ON AFRICAN AMERICANS AND THE CIVIL WAR, PETERSBURG, VIRGINIA,
MAY 26-28, 2005. CALL FOR PAPERS
The Conference on African Americans and the Civil War (CAACW) invites
scholars, historians and those interested in the African American
experience in the Civil War to submit presentation proposals for its
meeting in May 2005. The CAACW is seeking presentations that examine, evaluate and define the role of African Americans before,
during and
after the Civil War; discuss ancillary issues regarding African Americans
and the sectional crisis, and facilitate an interdisciplinary discussion of
the historical threads that connect the Civil War to today, especially for
African Americans.
For Papers: Both individual and panel submissions are welcome. Please
submit a cover letter, curriculum vita, and a one-page prospectus in either
written or electronic form by February 28th to the address below.
For Presenters: Please submit a cover letter, resume, and
a one-page
description of the presentation in either written or electronic form by
February 28th to:
Steven J. Ramold, Ph.D.
AACW Program Coordinator
Department of History
Virginia State University
Petersburg, Virginia 23806
[email protected]
The December 2004 issue of the Smithsonian Magazine includes an article by
Fergus M. Bordewich, "Free at Last" on the New Underground Railroad Freedom
Center in Cincinnati, Ohio.
Christopher Densmore
Friends Historical Library
December 2, 2004
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