2400 6th St Nw
Washington, District of Columbia 20059

As part of the Washington, D.C. citywide Emancipation Day, the ALBC and Howard University will host a national conference exploring the domestic and international dimensions of emancipation. Each day will feature panel discussions and an evening performance.

April 16, 2009 - Day 1: Challenges to Slavery
Panel One: Ideological Origins of Emancipation
Panel Discussion Two: Challenges on the Ground

A tribute to John Hope Franklin and a performance form Howard University Division of Fine Arts will cap the night. Dr. Lonnie Bunch, Director of the National Museum of African American History and Culture will deliever the keynote address.

April 17, 2009 - Day 2: Emancipation and Revolution
Panel One: Comparative Emancipations
Panel Two: Comparative Emancipations in the U.S.
Panel Three: Emancipation in the District of Columbia

Evening Program
Discussion and Performance featuring Anthony Randolph and Dr. Sais Kamaladiin of Department of Music at Howard University.

April 18 - Day 3: The Meaning of Emancipation
Panel One: Conveying Ideas of Race and Emancipation at Lincoln Sites
Panel Two: Legacies of the Civil War: A Roundtable Discussion

The evening will finish with a one-man performance of “Frederick Douglass” by Andre DeShields.

Metrorail: Shaw-Howard U, Metrobus: 70, 71, 79

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