Location
New Haven Museum
114 Whitney Avenue
New Haven
Connecticut
06510
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Connecticut US
Thursday, February 1, 2024 - 6:00pm to 8:00pm
Join the New Haven Museum and Connecticut Explored to celebrate the 10th anniversary of the publication of "African American Connecticut Explored." Panelists include:
- Elizabeth Normen, Founding Publisher, Emeritus, of Connecticut Explored, Inc. and the editor of “African American Connecticut Explored.”
- Dr. Frank Mitchell, cultural organizer in visual arts and public humanities. He is The Amistad Center for Art & Culture’s Curator at Large and Curatorial Adviser for the Toni N. and Wendell C. Harp Historical Museum at New Haven’s Dixwell Q House.
- Dr. Camesha Scruggs, assistant professor of history at Central Connecticut State University.
- Dr. Fiona Vernal, Director of Engaged, Public, Oral, and Community Histories (EPOCH) and Associate Professor of History and Africana Studies at the University of Connecticut.
- Dr. Yohuru Williams, Distinguished University Chair and Professor of History and Founding Director of the Racial Justice Initiative at the University of St. Thomas.
- Dr. Brittney Yancy, Assistant Professor of History and African American Studies at Illinois College.
Tickets are free and can be reserved here.