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 […]
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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 […]
The New Jersey History Conference is an annual program that highlights the importance of studying and sharing state and local history and invites established and emerging scholars, educators, public historians, and a broad spectrum of social science and humanities researchers to present new research that facilitates greater public awareness of New Jersey history. The 2022 […]
Conference on food ways and food cultivation as vital pillars in Black familial and community life.
Conference restoring Black maternal health
Full day program about slavery in New Jersey
The theme of the 2023 7th annual conference will shed light on the experiences of enslaved and freed individuals during the Civil War era.
Discussion of the history of slavery in New Jersey with presentations on research sources and methods
8th annual conference to shed light on the lives of enslaved people
Learn Black history, Asian American history and the history of solidarity between Black and Asian Americans in the movement for civil rights
Inaugural Princeton GAASA Conference to discuss African American history in the state of New Jersey.