Keynote Speaker: Ryan P. Haygood, New Jersey Institute for Social Justice Sessions: Historic cemeteries and their role in teaching us about the past Historic buildings and how they frame our communities' development over time Emerging monuments and how they are lifting up lesser-known stories A new documentary titled, "The Price of Silence: The Forgotten Story […]
A program sponsored by The Sankofa Collaborative. The keynote speaker is Dr. Jonathan Holloway, president of Rutgers University and an eminent historian specializing in post-emancipation United States history with a focus on social and intellectual history. Dr. Holloway is the author of several books, most recently The Cause of Freedom: A Concise History of African Americans, published […]
Full day program about slavery in New Jersey
Discussion of the history of slavery in New Jersey with presentations on research sources and methods
Jim Crow era policies, regulations and practices supporting segregation and discrimination in the Garden State