African Americans in Western North Carolina
Thursday, October 23, 2014
6:30 to 8:30 p.m.
YMI Cultural Center, 43 Market Street, Asheville
Reception and Keynote address by James Ferguson, Esquire. Mrs. Julia Ray will be recognized for the many ways her dedication to family and community has graced our mountain home for 100 years.
Friday, October 24, 2014 – 9-5 p.m.
Morning Session: 9-12 noon
UNC Asheville, Sherrill Center, One University Heights, Asheville, NC
Slavery and Emancipation in Western North Carolina
• Dr. John Inscoe, University of Georgia Slavery and WNC
• Dr. Steven Nash Emancipation and WNC
• Dr. LaGarret King Teaching American History with All American Youth
Afternoon Session 2-5 p.m.
Segregation and Civil Rights in Western North Carolina
• Dr. Darin J. Waters Racial Uplift in the Era of Jim Crow Segregation in WNC
• Dr. Sarah Judson The Civil Rights Movement in WNC
• Andrea Clark “Twilight of a Neighborhood” Photography Project
Closing Evening Reception 5 p.m.
Sponsored by: Dean Howerton Professor of Humanities; UNC Asheville Humanities Program;
Dr. Sophie Mills, NEH Distinguished Teaching Professor in the Humanities;
The Wilma Dykeman Legacy; The Dean of Social Sciences; O ffice of the Provost;
UNC Asheville Department of History; UNC Asheville Center for Diversity Education;
The Interdisciplinary Distinguished Professorship of the Mountain South
