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Georgia Mountain Storytelling Festival

Rollins Campus Center, Young Harris College 1 College St., Young Harris, GA, United States

Georgia Mountain Storytelling Festival: "Of Mules and Men — Zora Neale Hurston Speaks" The Georgia Mountain Storytelling Festival, hosted by Young Harris College, will welcome storyteller Sheila Arnold Jones, who will perform as folklorist and author Zora Neale Hurston. Ms. Jones will perform on March 31, from 9:30 a.m.- 10:20 a.m., in the Rollins Campus Center's Hatcher […]

Telling Our Stories: African American Life and Culture on St. Simons Island, Georgia

Glynn Visual Arts 106 Island Drive, St. Simons Island, GA, United States

Telling Our Stories: African American Life and Culture on St. Simons Island, Georgia This event is a presentation of research and digital stories (based on interviews conducted by Mercer University students in collaboration with the St. Simons Island African American Heritage Coalition) focused on the history of African American cemeteries on St. Simons Island. Guest […]

This Is My Dirt: Stories of St. Simons Island and Coastal Georgia

Historic Harrington School Cultural Center 291 S. Harrington Rd., St. Simons Island, GA

This Is My Dirt: Stories of St. Simons Island and Coastal Georgia This Is My Dirt: Stories of St. Simons Island and Coastal Georgia is a public presentation showcasing Mercer University students' research of the slave cemetery at the former Retreat Plantation on St. Simons Island, Georgia. Students will present digital stories they produced using information collected from […]

Buried History: Savannah’s African American Legacy

Davenport House Museum 324 E State Street, Savannah, GA

Buried History: Savannah's African American Legacy  Buried History: Savannah's African American Legacy is a free digital walking or driving tour developed by the Savannah Archaeological Alliance. At this launch event, Savannah Archaeological Alliance Executive Director, Laura Seifert, will discuss the development of the app and recent developments in African American historical research in Savannah. Seifert […]

Intersecting Identities: Perspectives on Culture and Nationhood of African and Indigenous Peoples of the Americas

Woodruff Library, Atlanta University Center 111 James P Brawley Dr. SW, Atlanta, GA, United States

Intersecting Identities: Perspectives on Culture and Nationhood of African and Indigenous Peoples of the Americas Intersecting Identities: Perspectives on Culture and Nationhood of African and Indigenous Peoples of the Americas is an interdisciplinary seminar held during Native American Heritage Month that seeks to bring together scholars, cultural preservationists, and community members to discuss the intersections and […]

Planet Deep South: ATL 2020

Woodruff Library, Atlanta University Center 111 James P Brawley Dr. SW, Atlanta, GA, United States

Planet Deep South: ATL 2020 Planet Deep South: ATL 2020 is an interdisciplinary conference open to all scholars, artists, and students that explores the intellectual and creative expression of African people. Through a series of presentations and panel discussions, the conference is designed to inspire the inquiry of Africana cultural production through a digital, historical […]

Trailblazing African American Women of Coastal Georgia

St. Cyprian's Episcopal Church and Parish Hall 401 Fort King Georgia Drive, Darien, GA

Trailblazing African American Women of Coastal Georgia Melissa Cooper, author of Making Gullah: A History of Sapelo Islanders, Race, and the American Imagination will deliver the keynote lecture for "Trailblazing African American Women of Coastal Georgia." Cooper will address the context from which Geechee women emerged, and three "trailblazers" will be highlighted by additional speakers: […]

From Being Property to Owning Property

From Being Property to Owning Property This virtual presentation from the Mitchell Young Anderson Museum in Thomasville will provide a brief history of the Stevens Street District in Thomasville, one of the few remaining and intact African American neighborhoods built after the Civil War. Included in this presentation is part of the museum’s story itself—it […]

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