The first volume in a major new series which offers a compelling glimpse into the transformative and revolutionary world of HBCUs, to uncover the complex stories that their collections tell us.
This book, featuring objects from the museums and archives at five HBCUs—Jackson State, Tuskegee, Florida A&M, Clark Atlanta, and Texas Southern Universities, attests to the aesthetic value of African American cultural production on university campuses, the persistent development and expansion of HBCU academic programs, and the dynamics of student-led activism on campuses and throughout surrounding communities. Organized into four main sections, focusing on the partner institutions, arts, academics, and activism, this remarkable assembly of images will inspire readers to engage with, reflect on, and examine the unforgettable stories they represent.
Of the five HBCUs included, each one’s museum or archives tell a unique story, from detailed community histories and accounts of civil-rights era activism to premiere collections of African American art. Together, these institutions paint a powerful and multifaceted picture of African American academia and beyond.
Foreword by Kevin Young
The History and Culture Access Consortium: Partnering with HBCUs by Marion
McGee
Historic HBCU Collections: How We Remember What Many Forget by Tulani
Salahu-Din
Plates
The Revolutionary and Transformative World of HBCUs by Tulani Salahu-Din
Dorothy Porter: Revolutionizing the Records by Dorothy Berry
No Less Lovely Being Dark: Capturing and Creating Beauty by Kinshasha Holman
Conwill
A Mind is A Marvelous Thing: Intellectual and Academic Development by Marion
McGee
Data Power: Monroe and Florence Work's Meticulous Efforts Documenting Black
Life, 1900-1945 by Janelle K. Hope
Doing Battle Where We Stand: Student-Led Activism and Radical Reform by
Jelani M. Favors
Credits
Acknowledgements
Dorothy Berry is Digital Curator, Office of Digital Strategy and Engagement, NMAAHCKinshasha Holman Conwill is Deputy Director Emerita, NMAAHCJelani M. Favors is Henry E. Frye Distinguished Professor of History and Director, Center of Excellence for Social Justice, North Carolina A&T State UniversityJeanelle K. Hope is Caterpillar Curator of Innovation and Entrepreneurship, NMAAHCMarion McGee is Program Partnership Manager, Office of Strategic Partnerships, NMAAHCTulani Salahu-Din is Museum Specialist, Language and Literature, Office of Curatorial Affairs, NMAAHCKevin Young is Andrew W. Mellon Director, NMAAHC
