History is an ever-evolving quest to travel back in time. This week's articles highlight efforts to gather new details, to analyze and re-analyze information, and to create layered interpretations that help us better understand our ancestors.

Don't forget to save the date for our next in-person workshop, Part II of "Slavery in New Jersey - It Happened Here, Too." It will be a full-day event on October 11th, at the beautiful Grounds For Sculpture. We will be sharing details soon.

TRAVELING BACK IN TIME

Enslaved by George Washington, This Man Escaped to Freedom—and Joined the British Army | Smithsonian Magazine

A shipwreck awash in Black history takes center stage in Alabama | NBC News

Plantation slavery was invented on this tiny African island, according to archaeologists | Live Science

Family Ties Detected in Colonial Cemetery in Delaware | Archaeology

Great Zimbabwe: Center of a Mysterious African Civilization | The Collector

UPCOMING EVENTS

September 19, 2023, 6:00 p.m. @ Newark Public Library

Newark History Society: Black Liberation: Seeking Freedom in 18th and 19th Century Newark

JOB OPPORTUNITY

Our colleagues at the New Jersey Historical Commission are recruiting a Senior Research Associate. Click here to view the complete announcement, and please feel free to share with potential candidates.

NEW FROM SANKOFA COLLABORATIVE PARTNERS

Sankofa Collaborative partners Beverly Mills and Elaine Buck have released their second book, African Americans of Central New Jersey: A History of Harmony and Hostility. Order your copy today!

For more articles, guides and other materials, visit the Sankofa Collaborative's Program Archives and Resources page.

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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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