African American Historical Society of South Central Pennsylvania

AAHSSCP presentation by Mary Croce today was fascinating, moving & left me, looking forward to more. Here's the link to her website http://emoryconradmalick.com/biography.html

Gov. Wolf proclaims Sept. International Underground RR month!

Lancaster, PA - Lancaster Mennonite Historical Society introduces Family History Heyday, a new one-day virtual experience for the curious hobbyist, as well as the committed researcher. Guests may take in one or more of the online sessions offered Saturday, October 17 at 9 am, 10:30 am, and 1:30 pm. Darvin Martin kicks off the morning with Using Ancestry.com’s Newest Feature DNA ThruLinesTM to Enhance Family History. This cutting-edge tool compares your family tree with the r...esults from your DNA matches and finds potential new ancestors. Neicy DeShields-Moulton traces her family history in The Ancestors I Met on My Genealogy Journey. Her extensive research uncovered deeply personal stories. She discusses the challenge of researching African-American ancestry and the pain of encountering enslaved relatives. The afternoon keynote by John Brown delves into Little Known Facts About Colonial Lancaster County. He focuses on the diversity of the early settlers seeking religious freedom in Lancaster County. Cost: $15 per live steam. Register at bit.ly/FamilyHistoryHeyday or call 717.393.9745

Sat. 9/12 3pm Christiana, Pa. Dedication of Historic Stone Arch Bridge Pa. RR line & its role in the Underground RR http://www.nrhs1.org/ Click on the jpeg below for more info.

Friday 8/28/20 7pm Smart People directed by by AAHSSCP member Starleisha Gingrich, founder of Disrupt Theatre Company What does Disrupt mean? Decolonize the canon Interpret from our lens... Storytelling as tradition Renaissance of Black art Understand our worth as artists Playing as healing Theater for those at the intersections Now, the invitation: Disrupt Theatre ushers in its inaugural season with the play "Smart People" by Lydia R. Diamond. Join us live on Zoom, Friday August 28th, at 7pm as we explore race, relationships, and the power of being a smart person. Tickets are free, but registration is required. Suggested Donation $5. PayPal.me/DisruptTheatreCo Available to stream Saturday August 29th through Sunday August 30th. Link to register: https://bedrock.zoom.us//register/WN_m0ts7rxsQM6-dDxEc-QguQ "It is the eve of Obama's first election. Four of Harvard University's brightest; a surgeon, an actress, a psychologist, and a neuro-psychiatrist, are all interested in different aspects of the brain, particularly how it responds to race. But like all smart people, they are also searching for love, success, and identity in their own lives. Lydia Diamond brings these characters together in this sharp, witty play about social and sexual politics." "Smart People" contains adult themes and language, and descriptions of sex. Viewer discretion encouraged. Starring: Jason Genise-Gdula, Corey Landis, Jeremy Patterson, Natalia Quintero-Riestra and Lois Shih Directed by Starleisha Michelle Gingrich Assistant directed by Sophia Marshall Intimacy direction by Jace Meyer-Cosby Produced by Creative Works of Lancaster Hosted by TAIT

Friday 8/28/20 7pm Smart People directed by by AAHSSCP member Starleisha Gingrich, founder of Disrupt Theatre Company What does Disrupt mean? Decolonize the canon Interpret from our lens... Storytelling as tradition Renaissance of Black art Understand our worth as artists Playing as healing Theater for those at the intersections Now, the invitation: Disrupt Theatre ushers in its inaugural season with the play "Smart People" by Lydia R. Diamond. Join us live on Zoom, Friday August 28th, at 7pm as we explore race, relationships, and the power of being a smart person. Tickets are free, but registration is required. Suggested Donation $5. PayPal.me/DisruptTheatreCo Available to stream Saturday August 29th through Sunday August 30th. Link to register: https://bedrock.zoom.us//register/WN_m0ts7rxsQM6-dDxEc-QguQ "It is the eve of Obama's first election. Four of Harvard University's brightest; a surgeon, an actress, a psychologist, and a neuro-psychiatrist, are all interested in different aspects of the brain, particularly how it responds to race. But like all smart people, they are also searching for love, success, and identity in their own lives. Lydia Diamond brings these characters together in this sharp, witty play about social and sexual politics." "Smart People" contains adult themes and language, and descriptions of sex. Viewer discretion encouraged. Starring: Jason Genise-Gdula, Corey Landis, Jeremy Patterson, Natalia Quintero-Riestra and Lois Shih Directed by Starleisha Michelle Gingrich Assistant directed by Sophia Marshall Intimacy direction by Jace Meyer-Cosby Produced by Creative Works of Lancaster Hosted by TAIT

"Emma Green was born one month before the beginning of the influenza pandemic of 1918. Now, 102 years later, she is living through another global pandemic".... https://lancasteronline.com//article_bf608064-de35-11ea-a0

Join us tonight as we watch AAHS President Dr. Leroy Hopkins on ABC27's Finding Hope Together! Dr. Hopkins will be joined by Alaak Deu, who has been at the forefront of the Lancaster Black Lives Matter rallies, and Marquis Luption of TCP Network - The Cultured Professional. The town hall will focus on race relations, and will be live at 7:30 on ABC27, and also streaming online: https://www.abc27.com/community/finding-hope-together/

Tune in in 5 minutes to hear Dr. Leroy Hopkins and Randy Harris speak about AAHS on TCP Network!

Join Dr. Leroy Hopkins and Randy Harris as they discuss AAHS TOMORROW MORNING at 8am on TCP Network - The Cultured Professional. Make you you Like TCP Network on Facebook so you can hear the interview live!

The following is a statement on historical monuments written by Dr. Leroy Hopkins, President of the African American Historical Society of South Central Pennsylvania. Historical monuments should reflect an event, individual or institution of significance in the history of a community, state, region, or the nation. Before removing or installing monuments a consensus must be reached on the significance of that monument. Given the history of this nation’s attitude towards rac...e and the violence that has all too frequently accompanied interactions of the races, it is important to think, as we go forward, what does the monument really mean. Such reflection has not always taken place. Buildings and streets have been named after individuals who, upon closer consideration, have at best checkered pasts. Much has been made about the role of Christopher Columbus in the discovery of the New World. The semantics of the word discovery is complicated. It really means the opening to Europeans of a section of the world that they had not yet been able to exploit. Italian Americans can take pride in Columbus’ adventures but it must also be recognized that Columbus made it possible for European exploitation of and to a large extent the extermination of the indigenous populations of Central and South America. Likewise, George Washington and the Founding Fathers created a grand experiment, this nation, founded on the principles of life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness, and that "all men are created equal." At the same time the republic that they envisioned depended, as the ancient Greeks did for their life of leisure, on a group kept in permanent slavery. Removing or installing monuments are only a first step. The rationale for such an action must be first discussed by all affected parties. Majority rule is meaningless if the minority feels its rights and very selfhood are negated by the monument or naming. See more

Dr. Leroy Hopkins and Lenwood Sloan of AAHSSCP are speakers in this video.

The video linked below depicts Robert Stanton, the first African American Director of the National Park Service.

Join us July 5th in Annville 12:00 Noon!

One hundred and fifty years ago citizens of Lancaster celebrated what was called a "Jubilee"...a community out-pouring of happiness and satisfaction that a cherished prize -- after years of struggle and waiting -- had finally been won. What was it? The right to vote as full fledged citizens finally had been restored...to black men at least. They had been stripped of that basic democratic right in Pennsylvania since 1838. Hundreds of citizens marched in the streets of the City... and elsewhere across the County in peaceful mass demonstrations of prayer, joy and hope for the future. But those "Days of Jubilee" were short-lived, since the weeks, months and years thereafter have been long on continuing struggles through the years of Jim Crow segregation, and far too short on joy. We know well today, as citizens take to the streets again with hopes and demand for change, that the future envisioned by people in 1870 is still coming into focus. Please read Dr.Leroy Hopkins' essay and share with your friends and family. Find out what inspired protests and public demonstrations by Lancaster's civil rights pioneers at that critical time in American History. And think about today... link to read further http://undergroundrroriginspa.org//15th-Amendment-Comm.-Ju See more