Making Freedom: A Symposium on Black Craftspeople

Name: Making Freedom: A Symposium on Black Craftspeople
Start: 2025-11-07T16:00:00-05:00
End: 2025-11-08T16:00:00-05:00
Location: DAR Museum

Schedule

Fri, 07 Nov, 2025 at 04:00 pm to Sat, 08 Nov, 2025 at 04:00 pm

UTC-05:00

Location

DAR Museum | Washington, DC

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