The 13th Annual Lemon Project Spring Symposium
At the Root: Exploring Black Life, History, and Culture
March 24-25, 2023
This event will take place both in person and virtually. Registration is free, and breakfast and lunch are provided. All are welcome to attend.
Click here for In-Person Registration
Virtual Registration will be open in mid-February.
Friday, March 24, 2023
8:00 a.m. - 9:00 a.m. |
Check-In |
Concourse |
8:50 a.m. - 9:00 a.m. |
Welcome by Robert Francis Engs Lemon Project Director Jody Allen |
Matoaka Woods |
8:55 a.m.- 9:00 a.m. |
Remarks by Provost Peggy Agouris |
Matoaka Woods |
9:00 a.m. - 10:30 a.m. |
Matoaka Woods |
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Concurrent panels |
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10:30 a.m. - 11:45 a.m. | ||
10:30 a.m. - 11:45 a.m. | ||
12:00 p.m. - 1:30 p.m. |
Lunch |
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12:15 p.m. - 1:30 p.m. |
Robert F. Smith Explore Your Family History Center Community Curation Presentation |
Matoaka Woods |
3 concurrent panels |
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1:30 p.m. - 2:45 pm | ||
1:30 p.m. - 2:45 pm |
A Game Plan to Set the Record Straight on Black History in America |
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1:30 p.m. - 2:45 pm |
African American Churches, Cemeteries, and the Documentary Records of Black Virginians |
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3 concurrent panels |
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3:00 p.m. - 4:15 p.m. |
Where Do We Go From Here?: A generational discussion of The Reservation Experience |
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3:00 p.m. - 4:15 p.m. |
Making A Living: Memory of Slavery, Community, and Businesses |
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3:00 p.m. - 4:15 p.m. | Past Reflection, Forward Progress: Douglass School, Kokomo, Indiana | |
4:15 p.m. - 6:00 p.m. | Break | |
6:00 p.m. – 7:30 p.m. | The Making of Nine Panel Discussion | Matoaka Woods |
Saturday, March 25, 2023
View the call for proposals here
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