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| Plenary Sessions |
| The Traditional Opening Session for the ASALH Conference is a Public Forum highlighting National Park Service sites. This Forum will be held on Wednesday afternoon from 3:30pm until 6:00pm at the Medical Forum Conference Center. The sessions run from Wednesday through Saturday. See below for a schedule of events. Wednesday, Opening Forum "Hidden Treasures of the National Park Service: Discovering African American History in our National Parks" Wednesday, October 1st, 3:30pm - 6:00pm Medical Forum Conference Center Sponsored by the National Parks Conservation Association Alan Spears (panelist) Associate Director of Diversity National Parks Conservation Association www.npca.org Robert Stanton (panelist) Fmr. Director of the National Park Service Biography Thomas C. Kiernan President of the National Parks Conservation Association Biography Audrey Peterman (panelist) President, Earthwise Productions, Inc. www.earthwiseproductionsinc.com Tara Morrison (panelist) Superintendent, National Park Service www.nps.gov Robert Parker (panelist) Site Manager, Carter G. Woodson Home National Historic Site www.nps.gov/cawo This event will be moderated by Emmy Award winning journalist Julia Yarbough of NBC6. The objective of this plenary session will be to explore various facets of the National Park System; to learn about the units that commemorate African American history, to hear from the men and women helping to shape the way the Park Service engages a more diverse constituency, and to discuss the policies, programs, and issues that, for better or worse, have the greatest impact on our national parks. Thursday, Plenary Session I "Reflections on Returning to Birmingham" Thursday, October 2nd, 4:00pm - 6:00pm Sheraton Ballroom John Bracey (moderator) Professor, University of Massachusetts Amherst Biography Sonia Sanchez (panelist) Poet-in-Residence, Temple University Biography Angela Davis (invited panelist) Professor and Presidential Chair University of California Santa Cruz Biography Mary Frances Berry (panelist) Professor, University of Pennsylvania Biography Friday, Plenary Session II "Perspectives on the New Black Power Scholarship" Friday, October 3rd, 4:00pm - 6:00pm Sheraton Ballroom V.P. Franklin (moderator) Professor and Presidential Chair University of California Riverside Editor, Journal of African American History Biography Farah Jasmine Griffin (commentator) Professor, Columbia University Biography Yohuru Williams (panelist) Professor, Fairfield University Fairfield University Black Studies Department Rhonda Williams (panelist) Professor, Case Western Reserve University Biography Peniel Joseph (panelist) Professor, Brandeis University www.penielejoseph.com Saturday, Plenary Session III "A Round Table on Carter G. Woodson's Appeal" Saturday, October 4th, 4:00pm - 5:45pm Sheraton Ballroom Daryl M. Scott (commentator) Chair of the History Department, Howard University www.darylmichalescott.com Elsa Barkley Brown (panelist) Professor, University of Maryland Biography Pero Dagbovie (panelist) Professor, Michigan State University Biography William King (panelist) Professor, University of Colorado at Boulder Biography Francille Rusan Wilson (panelist) Professor, University of Maryland Biography |
Founders of Black History Month
| 93rd Annual ASALH Convention Birmingham, Alabama October 1 -October 5, 2008 |
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