Seats at our July 19 workshop, "Jim Crow in New Jersey," are filling up quickly! Be sure to register today to secure your spot at this informative in-person program. | |
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July 19, 2024
Continental Breakfast - 8:30 a.m.
Program - 9:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m.
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Register today for the Sankofa Collaborative's July 19 all-day, in-person workshop, being held at Grounds For Sculpture in Hamilton, NJ. The per person fee of $75 includes a light breakfast, lunch, beverages all day, and admission to the beautiful sculpture park. | |
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Spencer Crew
Robinson Professor of U.S. History, George Mason University
Spencer Crew has worked in public history institutions for more than twenty-five years.
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He served as president of the National Underground Railroad Freedom Center for six years and worked at the National Museum of American History, Smithsonian Institution for twenty years. Nine of those years he served as the director of NMAH. He graduated from Brown University and holds a master’s degree and a doctorate from Rutgers University. In 2003 he was inducted into the Rutgers Hall of Distinguished Alumni. He is a Robinson Professor of American history at George Mason University. | |
Opening in song by Mari Green, acclaimed opera and musical singer, dancer, actress, and concert performer of slave songs and spirituals. Visit her website to learn more about Mari and her work. | |
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Preview of the trailer for a new documentary about the Great Migration, "The Search for Freedom in New Jersey." The film highlights the story of a doctor seeking to establish a hospital for Black patients. | |
The trailer will be introduced by Ridgeley Hutchinson, producer of the Emmy-nominated documentary "The Price of Silence" about slavery in New Jersey. | |
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Residential and Educational Segregation
Presenters for the panel on residential and educational segregation include acclaimed photographer Wendel A. White sharing images of segregated schools in New Jersey and across America; Robert McGreevey, professor of history at the College of New Jersey, illustrating school segregation in New Jersey by focusing on policies that supported segregation in Trenton and the Hedgepeth-Williams court case that helped dismantle it; and Bernard Blanks, Sr., president of Concerned Citizens of Whitesboro, discussing the founding of Whitesboro in 1901 by the last Reconstruction Era Black Congressman, George H. White of North Carolina, as a response to residential segregation.
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Disproportional Impact of Land Use Policies and Decisions
The impact of racial segregation on where environmental hazards exist today will be discussed by J. R. Capasso, CPG, Brownfields Coordinator for the City of Trenton, and several Trenton residents who successfully fought against the placement of a recycling plant in their neighborhood. John S. Watson, Co-Executive Director of the New Jersey Conservation Foundation, will join the panel to discuss efforts to remediate the effects of environment racism and ensure that New Jersey’s urban residents can live in healthy environments.
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Access to Recreational and Leisure Amenities
Unwritten understandings and written covenants ensured discrimination in access to New Jersey’s recreational amenities. Personal family experiences will be recounted by Joi Dickerson Peeples about working in Cape May’s Chalfonte Hotel and by Candace Wildy about separate beaches for Black and White visitors to Atlantic City. Black New Jerseyans countered by establishing their own resorts, lodging, and country clubs, as will be described by Greg Gillette.
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We hope that our workshops and e-newsletter have strengthened and inspired you to learn more about, present, and discuss the complex and difficult issues in the history and current experiences of African American citizens of New Jersey and of the United States.
Please consider making a donation to help the Collaborative continue its work. You can make a gift using the link below or you can mail your contribution to the Sankofa Collaborative, P.O. Box 77234, Trenton, NJ 08628. Thank you for your support!
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The Sankofa Collaborative helps people learn about, understand, and discuss African American history in schools, museums, libraries, civic groups, and other settings.
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Sankofa, a word from the Twi language of Ghana, translates to "go back and get it." It is often depicted by a bird with its body facing forward and its head turned back, holding a precious egg. This and other Sankofa symbols remind us of the importance of learning from the past. | | | | |
