The Sankofa Collaborative Weekly Resource

As much as we love our museums, we recognize that history - the stories of our past - are told in a wide variety of ways, from monuments to quilts.

MONUMENTS TO QUILTS

National monument honoring enslaved Black people set to open | Axios, March 2024

New Alabama sculpture park, Black history museums are changing the way history is told | USA Today, March 2024

The enduring story for Underground Railroad Quilts | NPR, March 2024

UPCOMING EVENTS

Fireside Chat - Black History in the Philadelphia Landscape: Deep Roots, Continuing Legacy

Thursday, April 18 7:00 p.m. ET Virtual Event | Free Black Philadelphians have shaped the city's history since colonial times. In Black History in the Philadelphia Landscape, Amy Cohen recounts notable aspects of the Black experience in Philadelphia from the late 1600s to the 1960s a...

Humanities Education Rooted in Place - 2024 Workshop

When: Monday, June 24, 2024 - Thursday, June 27, 2024 Where: Princeton, New Jersey* Historical Society of Princeton Princeton Battlefield State Park Clarke House Museum Morven Museum and Garden D&R Canal Princeton University's Princeton Slavery Project Sites in Trenton, New Jersey* *Sites subject

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The 8th Slave Dwelling Project Conference

The Illusion of Freedom: Slavery in the Northern States

October 3-5, 2024 • Philadelphia PA

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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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﻿The 8th Slave Dwelling Project Conference

The Illusion of Freedom: Slavery in the Northern States

October 3-5, 2024 • Philadelphia PA

The 8th Slave Dwelling Project Conference