SYMPOSIUM
The Enduring Chronicle: Reconstruction and the Promise of Freedom
National Archives at Atlanta
5780 Jonesboro Road, Morrow, GA 30260
Saturday, February 27, 2016
9:00 a.m. - 4:30 p.m.
(Registration opens 8:30 a.m.)
9:20 a.m.
WELCOME
Joel Walker, Education Specialist, National Archives at Atlanta
Gene Stephenson II, President, AAHGS Metro Atlanta Chapter
9:30 a.m.
AAHGS Metro Atlanta Youth Players. . . . . . . . . . . .”Have You Seen My Brother” (Skit)
Princess Banks & Kendrick Banks
9:45 a.m.
Dr. Edna Greene Medford . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Freedom in Reconstruction
Chair, History Department, Howard University
10:40 a.m.
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10:55 a.m.
Dr. Ehren Foley. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . The Role of the Federal Courts during Reconstruction
South Carolina Department of Archives and History
11:50 a.m.
Justice Cadet. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Portrayal of Henry McNeal Turner
Junior Genealogist
11:55 a.m.
Lunch/View Exhibits/Book Signing
1:10p.m.
Namila Cadet . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Portrayal of Tunis Campbell wife
Junior Genealogist
1:15 p.m.
Kevin Lukiri . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Portrayal of Hiram Rhodes Revels
Junior Genealogist
Lovejoy High School Chorale Ensemble . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Musical Selections
Dr. Jimmy Cheek, Director
1:20 p.m.
1:40 p.m.
Joel Walker. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Reconstruction Documents at National Archives
Education Specialist, National Archives at Atlanta
2:05 p.m.
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2:15 p.m.
Kahlil Chism. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Freedmen Bureau
Jimmy Carter Presidential Library
2:50 p.m.
Dr. Jelani Favors. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . The Reconstruction Amendments and the Legacy
3:40 p.m.
4:00 p.m.
History Professor, Clayton State University
William Durant Freedmen’s Bureau Indexing Project (demonstration)
Closing Remarks
of the National Equal Rights League