Making Freedom: A Symposium on Black Craftspeople

Join us for chance to explore the rich history of Black craftspeople which spans beyond those war years of the Revolution, as African Americans sought explicit realities of liberty through craft well into the 19th and early 20th centuries with the underpinning idea of African American craft as a catalyst for freedom-seeking Join us for chance to explore the rich history of Black craftspeople which spans beyond those war years of the Revolution, as African Americans sought explicit realities of liberty through craft well into the 19th and early 20th centuries with the underpinning idea of African American craft as a catalyst for freedom-seeking.

Talks will feature invited scholars from a variety of institutions and expertise including contemporary artisans and demonstrations of historic craft.

The keynote address will be delivered by Dr. Tamika Nunley on Friday evening following a reception of light snacks focusing on her research about black enslaved women, tying together the themes of the symposium.

Virtual and in-person options available

You may also like the following events from DAR Museum:

• This Tuesday, 12th August, 04:00 pm, Virtual Tuesday Talk: The Black Craftspeople Digital Archive and Fighting for Freedom in Washington D.C.
• Next month, 9th September, 04:00 pm, Virtual Tuesday Talk: Thomas Gross in Context: Black Artisans in Early Philadelphia in Washington D.C.
• This December, 9th December, 05:00 pm, Virtual Tuesday Talk: Moving Mountains: Black Craftspeople on the Shenandoah Valley Landscape in Washington D.C.