And learn how to navigate and explore the museums online collections. Due to the coronavirus, this program was recorded via zoom. We are joined by michelle delaney. Tell us what your title is and what your job is. Ms. Delaney thank you. My job is assistant director for culture at the Smithsonians National museum of the American Indian. I leave the scholars, the historians, the curators at the museum who are in charge of producing exhibitions, the books, a lot of the Educational Programs and symposiums, and work with a collection of about 824,000 objects. But i have a real interest in photographys and we have also over 500,000 photographs in the National Museum of the American Indian archive center. So, i have been working very hard in the years i spent to this museum, i am a 30 year career at the smithsonian but i just joined the American Indian museum in the last year and these photographs are of much interest to me as an archivist. You wrote an article about the collection. Tell us w
The Dora Franklin finley africanamerican heritage trail in mobile alabama includes over 40 Historical Markers the tell the history of the city from the former location of a slave market to the civil rights era. Previously unamerican artifacts, tour guide eric finley took us from the slave market to africatown, founded by captives of the slave ship clotilda. Up next on par to, we pick up the story after the civil war with mr. Finley describing how African Americans established build businesses on the north side of town. This is the first African American mortuary in the state of alabama. They originally opened in the 18 eighties and built this building in the 19 hundreds. The real story is mrs. Alan. She started a private school directly behind us in the 18 eighties. It was just called joseph fiend allen institute. Before the emancipation proclamation, that was against a lot for African Americans to be educated. After that, schools started opening everywhere. She opened one to educate y
Finley took us from the sleeve market to lafayette africatown from the ship close clotilda. We pick up after the civil war with mr. Lawyer finley speaking about how african businesses flourished. They originally open in the 18 eighties and they built this building in the 19 hundreds. But the real story is mrs. Allen. She started a private school directly behind us in the 18 eighties. It was called joseph fiend allen institute. Again, in 18 hundreds it was against the law for African Americans to be educated. After the emancipation proclamation, shoot School Started opening everywhere. She opened one to educate young African Americans. But this family actually came to mobile from virginia, so they were never slaves. They were free. They were somewhat elite, because they had a big home yuck. They had a big home in the city. In the 18 eighties and nineties most African Americans had shotgun homes. Unfortunately, that was the way it was. They had a lot of friends, and some of the friends w
This every year so keep an eye on the website with templates around the store and for something you might want to come to. A couple of rules before we start, if you havent gotten the book already dont worry theres still time. This copy is downstairs and after this we will be signing right here and have a little system i will explain afterwards. Please be sure to silence your phone and if you plan on taking pictures just turn off your flash. Today we are simply happy to have the author of four hours of fury. He served over a decade as the Pathfinder Schools and is a regular contributor to the World War Ii Magazine and a graduate and local author. The knowledge of military makes himself after for videogames and consulting for documentaries and other programs and without further ado. [applause] thank you everybody for coming out tonight. I greatly appreciate it. Thank you for the warm introduction and hospitality and opportunity to talk about my book. It is my first book and coincidentall
We have over 300 events like this every year so keep an eye on the website with templates around the store and for something you might want to come to. A couple of rules before we start, if you havent gotten the book already dont worry theres still time. This copy is downstairs and after this we will be signing right here and have a little system i will explain afterwards. Please be sure to silence your phone and if you plan on taking pictures just turn off your flash. Today we are simply happy to have the author of four hours of fury. He served over a decade as the Pathfinder Schools and is a regular contributor to the World War Ii Magazine and a graduate and local author. The knowledge of military makes himself after for videogames and consulting for documentaries and other programs and without further ado. [applause] thank you everybody for coming out tonight. I greatly appreciate it. Thank you for the warm introduction and hospitality and opportunity to talk about my book. It is my