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1st Annual Lemon Project Spring Symposium
From Slavery Toward Reconciliation: African Americans and the College
Event Details
William & Mary
Office of the Provost
The Lemon Project: A Journey of Reconciliation
1st Annual Lemon Project Spring Symposium, March 19, 2011, 8:30 AM-4:00 PM
Bruton Heights School in Williamsburg
Event is free. All are welcome!
The symposium was hosted by the Lemon Project, a long-term, interdisciplinary research project exploring William & Mary’s 300-year relationship with African Americans in Williamsburg and the greater Tidewater area. This symposium brought together students, faculty, and community members to discuss ongoing research into our past, as well as the ways that history continues to define relationships between African Americans and William & Mary in the present.
Symposium Schedule
8:30 AM-9:00 AM: Registration and coffee
9:00 AM: Welcome address from President Taylor Reveley
9:15 AM: Morning Plenary - The Historical View: How did we get to this point?
10:20-11:20 AM: Student panels
11:40 AM: Presentation on Desegregation of Virginia Education (DOVE) Project by Bea Hardy
12:30 PM: Lunch
1:30-4:00 PM: Afternoon Plenary: Where do we go from here? View "Their Eyes Were Watching Jim Crow" Documentary by Arianne Daniels