The Sankofa Collaborative Weekly Resource

We are pleased to share with you a few photos from our recent program, "Slavery - It Can Happen Here, Too." More than 100 participants joined us on June 6th at the Grounds For Sculpture in Hamilton, NJ. The presentations were engaging and informative, and the conversations were lively. Thanks again also to the New Jersey Council for the Humanities for sponsoring our work.

For those of you who weren't able to join us, in the coming weeks we will be posting some of the materials from the program on the Past Programs page of our website.

SCENES FROM "SLAVERY - IT CAN HAPPEN HERE, TOO"

UPCOMING EVENTS

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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