Interpreting Black History Focus of November Conference
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The Black New England Conference, now in its seventh year, is a national conference that gathers scholars, teachers, researchers, community members and members of local organizations to share their work and insights on the Black experience past and present in northern New England. Sign up today for Saturday November 10, 2012 at Discover Portsmouth. (Continued below)

 

America has long struggled with ways of interpreting and integrating the legacy and impact of race at historical sites and in the classroom. This struggle to remember a fuller, richer, and more complex American history is fraught with uncomfortable truths, misinterpretations, and embarrassment, for the Black past serves as an unforgiving mirror of America’s ideals and promises. How then do we find effective ways to talk about this forgotten and often downplayed part of our history?

“The study of African American History provides an important context in which much, if not the whole, of the history of the United States can be taught and studied.”  John Hope Franklin

Through presentations, discussions and a workshop, this conference will be an open and candid exploration of those challenges so that those who preserve and interpret African American life will discover useful and inclusive ways to engage the public with a richly nuanced history that is replete with great joy and great sorrow.

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Register NOW
Space is Limited! Deadline: November 1, 2012

To view schedule or register visit:http://www.neculture.org

or call 603-436-8433 or 603-318-51230
Discover Portsmouth Center
10 Middle Street, Portsmouth, NH
$25 registration fee includes meals

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