We are thrilled when followers of the Sankofa Collaborative call our attention to resources that we can share with you. This week, we have a handful of links to websites and articles focusing on the history of Timbuctoo, New Jersey, provided by our friends at the Timbuctoo Historical Society. The William Trent House Museum, a Sankofa Collaborative partner, contributed a Timbuctoo-related video as well!

SLAVERY - IT HAPPENED HERE, TOO

On June 6, 2023 The Sankofa Collaborative will present "Slavery - It Happened Here, Too." This full-day program will be held at Grounds For Sculpture in Hamilton, NJ. African American History scholar Dr. Kendra Boyd will be our keynote speaker. Dr. Linda Caldwell Epps, President and CEO of 1804 Consultants will moderate.

Panel presentations will highlight the themes of enslavement as wealth generator in New Jersey’s early development and as the foundation of New Jersey’s educational and cultural institutions and document resilience and resistance among New Jersey’s enslaved people.

Presenters include Ms. Beverly Mills and Ms. Elaine Buck, Stoutsburg Sourland African American Museum; Ms. Elizabeth Allan, Morven Museum & Garden; Dr. Jay-Paul Hinds, Princeton Theological Seminary; Dr. Isabella Morales, The Princeton & Slavery Project; Dr. Jude Pfister, Morristown National Historic Park; Dr. Patricia Pongracz, Macculloch Hall Historical Museum; and Mr. Joseph Zemla, Monmouth County Historical Association.

SPOTLIGHT ON TIMBUCTOO

Timbuctoo and the First Emancipation of the Early-Nineteenth Century | New Jersey Studies

New Jersey: A State Divided on Freedom | Academia

Timbuctoo New Jersey

Photos above were taken at a Burlington County Education Association conference in April 2023, as well as a Rancocas Valley regional professional development event in February 2020. Teachers pictured include Cheryl Alspach and Neshea Thomas of Rancocas Valley High School, Cristina Burrows, JoAnn Donnelly, and Jennifer Perry, of Westampton Middle School, and Kevin Risley of Winslow Township High School.

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The Sankofa Collaborative helps people learn about, understand, and discuss African American history in schools, museums, libraries, civic groups, and other settings.

The Collaborative is the work of five New Jersey organizations - 1804 Consultants, Grounds For Sculpture, The New Jersey Historical Society, Stoutsburg Sourland African American Museum, and the William Trent House Museum. Our programs and website are made possible through generous grants from the New Jersey Council for the Humanities and the New Jersey Historical Commission.

Sankofa, a word from the Twi language of Ghana, translates to "go back and get it." It is often depicted by a bird with its body facing forward and its head turned back, holding a precious egg. This and other Sankofa symbols remind us of the importance of learning from the past.

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