On May 19–21, 2016, the American Historical Association (AHA) and the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture (NMAAHC) co-hosted The Future of the African American Past, a landmark conference that brought together over 60 scholars to celebrate the opening of the NMAAHC and consider the future of the study of African American history. The Future of the African American Past was made possible by generous support from the National Endowment for the Humanities and HISTORY.
This video library features excerpts from the opening roundtable and eight conference sessions that can be used in K–12, community college, and undergraduate classrooms to guide understanding of major themes in this evolving field. NMAAHC founding director Lonnie Bunch and AHA executive director Jim Grossman provide introductory remarks for each video.
For more about The Future of the African American Past, visit the conference website.
Videos produced by Intelligent Television.
Contents
- Introducing The Future of the African American Past
- The Long Struggle for Civil Rights and Black Freedom
- Who is Black America?
- Slavery and Freedom
- Race, Power, and Urban Spaces
- Capitalism and the Making and Unmaking of Black America
- What Is African American Religion?
- Internationalization of African American Politics and Culture
- African American History as American History
Additional Teaching Resources on African American History
- National Museum of African American History and Culture – a database of the museum’s artifacts and other media, searchable by topic and date
- National Archives and Records Administration – a digital collection of primary sources on African American history
- African American Intellectual History Society – an affiliated society of the American Historical Association. Site includes syllabi for teaching about the history of racial violence.
- Association for the Study of African American Life and History – an affiliated society of the American Historical Association. Site includes resources about teaching African American history.
Related Resources
September 7, 2024
Travel and Trade in Later Medieval Africa
September 6, 2024
Sacred Cloth: Silk in Medieval Western Europe
September 6, 2024