Events open to the public with a cost
Pre-Conference African American Heritage Bus Tour
Sponsored by: National Underground Railroad Network to Freedom
Wednesday, October 2, 2019; 7:30 a.m – 5:00 p.m.
The “Reconstruction/Gullah Beaufort ” Tour will focus on African-American survival, Gullah contributions, reconstruction and African-American legacy. The tour will stop at the following sites:
- Tabernacle Baptist Church
- The Robert Smalls’ Burial Site
- The Reconstruction Era National Historic Site
- Penn Center
Post-Conference African American Heritage Bus Tour
Sponsored by: National Underground Railroad Network to Freedom
Sunday, October 6, 2019; 9:30 a.m. – 5:15 p.m.
The “Around Charleston” Tour will focus on African arrival, African survival, African diffusion and African legacy. The tour will stop at the following sites:
- McLeod Plantation
- Sullivan’s Island
- Fort Moultrie
- House at Charles Pinckney National Historic Site
ASALH Events
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Wednesday, October 2, Opening Reception 7 p.m. – 9 p.m.
Thursday, October 3, Thursday Luncheon: Jonathan Green, Ambassador of the Arts 12:00 p.m. – 1:45 p.m.
Thursday, October 3, Journal of African American History Reception 8:30 p.m. – 10:30 p.m.
Friday, October 4, Friday Luncheon: Bible Study (The Story of the Mother Emanuel AME Massacre in Charleston, SC) 12:00 p.m. – 1:45 p.m.
Saturday, October 5, Carter G. Woodson Luncheon: Pero G. Dagbovie, Editor of The Journal of African American History (JAAH) 12:00 p.m. – 1:45 p.m.
Saturday, October 5, ASALH Annual Awards Banquet 7:30 p.m. – 10:30 p.m.
Sunday, October 6, ASALH Ecumenical Breakfast 8:00 a.m. – 9:30 a.m.
Friday Night Out
Lowcountry Evening of Entertainment featuring Quiana Parler and Friends.
6:30 p.m. – 11:30 p.m.
Entertainment: 9:00 p.m. – 11:00 p.m.
Reception: 7:30 p.m. – 8:45 p.m.
These events are FREE and open to the public
ASALH Exhibit Area – Charleston Area Convention Center in North Charleston, 1st Floor
Thursday, October, 3 12:00 p.m. – 9:00 p.m.
Friday, October 4, 8:00 a.m. – 6:30 p.m.
Saturday, October 5, 8:00 a.m. – 5:00 p.m.
Poster Sessions
Friday, October 4, 10a.m. – 11:45 a.m. Ballroom C4
Film Festival
Thursday, October, 3 – Sunday, October 6
Open Mic Night
An evening of fun and entertainment has been planned for Friday, October 4 from 8 p.m. – 10 p.m. at the Charleston Area Convention Center.
The ladies of Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority, Inc. are supporting this event.
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Wednesday Academic Sessions
Footsteps in the Dark: Using Material Culture to Illuminate the Movements of the enslaved in Charleston, South Carolina
2:00 p.m. to 3:50 p.m. Panel Session CC – Meeting Room 13 – 2nd floor – AV Room
Magnifying the Power of Place in Charleston Through African American Public History
2:00 p.m. to 3:50 p.m. Roundtable CC – Meeting Room 6 – 2nd floor – AV Room
I am Somebody: The Charleston Hospital Strike, 1969
2:00 p.m. to 3:50 p.m. Media Session CC – Meeting Room 7 – 2nd floor (AV Room)
Historical Effects of Migration on Gullah/Geechee Cultural Continuation
2:00 p.m. to 3:50 p.m. Roundtable CC – Meeting Room 8 – 2nd floor
Kissing Cousins: The Charleston-New Orleans Connection via the African Diaspora
2:00 pm to 3:50 pm Panel Session CC – Meeting Room 9 – 2nd floor – AV Room
The South Carolina African American Heritage Commission: A Model for Preserving the African American Experience
2:00 to 3:50pm, Convention Center, CC – Meeting Room 10 – 2nd floor
Plenary Sessions
WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 2, 2019
NPS Forum, A People Moving: How the National Park Service and Preservationists Tell the Story of Black Migrations, Sponsored by the National Park Conservation Association
Plenary Session – Ballroom C1 – Convention Center – 1st floor
Wednesday, October 2, 2019 / 4:30 p.m. – 6:30 p.m.
THURSDAY, OCTOBER 3, 2019
Black Migrations Plenary Session: Moving, Marching, and Making the Beat: A Century of African American Migrations
Plenary Session – Ballroom A – Convention Center – 1st floor
Thursday, October 3, 2019 / 4:00 p.m. – 6:00 p.m.
SATURDAY, October 5, 2018
400 Years of Perseverance Plenary Session: Stolen from Africa But Making Black Lives Matter
Plenary Session – Ballroom A – Convention Center – 1st floor
Saturday, October 5, 2019 / 4:00 p.m. – 6:00 p.m.