W.E.B. Du Bois and the Wings of Atlanta: A Commemorative Conference at Clark Atlanta University

The W. E. B. Du Bois Major Works Seminars A Year-Long Journey into the Soul of Dr. Du Bois

In 2012, Clark Atlanta University will host a year-long reading seminar on the major works of W.E.B. Du Bois. The CAU President, Provost, Dean of the School of Arts and Sciences, and Chair of the Department of History will engage in a sustained consideration of Du Boisian texts in preparation for the 2013 On the Wings of Atlanta Commemorative Conference. We encourage scholars of all levels to join the CAU campus, Atlanta University Center, and Atlanta-metro institutions in a nation-wide Sankofa sojourn into the writing of the most profound, relevant and complex scholar of our generation.


Spring 2012
Jan 20, 2012 SOUL OF DU BOIS: A CAU PERSPECTIVE The Souls of Black Folk (1903); The Gift of Black Folk (1924)
All Seminars will be held from 12:00noon to 2:00pm in the Thomas Cole Research Center.

• President Carlton Brown
• Provost Joseph Silver
• Dean Shirley Williams-Kirksey
• Mr. Arthur McFarlane, the Great-grandson of W.E.B. Du Bois

February 24, 2012 RACE RESEARCH The Study of the Negro Problems (1898); The Philadelphia Negro (1899); Bibliography of the Negro American (1905); Select Discussion of Race Problems (1916);
All Seminars will be held from 12:00noon to 2:00pm in the Thomas Cole Research Center.

• Christy Garrison-Harrison, MA CAU History
• Dr. Terry Mills, Morehouse College Dean of Research
• Dr. Beverly Guy-Sheftall, Spelman College Women’s Research and Resource Center
• Dr. Akinyele Umoja, African American Studies, Georgia State University

March 23, 2012 CRIME & HEALTH Some Notes on Negro Crime, Particularly in Georgia (1904); Health and Physique (1906)
All Seminars will be held from 12:00noon to 2:00pm in the Thomas Cole Research Center.

• Nubiyn Mzekewe, JD, CAU History
• Dr. Ron Finnell, CAU Public Administration
• Dr. Sandra Taylor, CAU Sociology
• Dr. Margaret Counts-Spriggs, CAU Social Work
• Dr. Charles S. Fitch, Morehouse School of Medicine

April 27, 2012 LITERATURE & ART The Quest of the Silver Fleece (1911); Dark Princess: A Romance (1928); The Negro Artisan (1902 & 1912)
All Seminars will be held from 12:00noon to 2:00pm in the Thomas Cole Research Center.

• Professor Phyllis Lawhorn, CAU English
• Dr. Susan Wright-McFatter, CAU English
• Dr. Daniel Black, CAU African American Studies
• Director Tina Dunkley, CAU Art Gallery
• Dr. Blackburn-Beamon, CAU Humanities

Fall 2012
July 13, 2012 AUTOBIOGRAPHY The Autobiographies: Darkwater: Voices From Within the Veil (1920), Dusk of Dawn: An Essay Toward an Autobiography of a Race Concept (1940), and The Autobiography of W. E. Burghardt Du Bois (International publishers,1968)
All Seminars will be held from 12:00noon to 2:00pm in the Thomas Cole Research Center.

• Andrea Jackson, Head of the Archives Research Center at the AUC Robert W. Woodruff Library
• Dr. Deborah Johnson Simon, Study Center of African and African Diaspora Museums/Communities
• Dr. Georgene Bess Montgomery, CAU History
• Dr. Vicki Crawford, Morehouse College Dr. Martin Luther King Collection
• Dr. Viktor Osinubi, CAU Humanities

August 31, 2012 AFRICA The World and Africa, an Inquiry into the Part Which Africa Has Played in World History (1946/ 1965); Africa, Its Geography, People and Products: Its Place in Modern History (1930)
All Seminars will be held from 12:00noon to 2:00pm in the Thomas Cole Research Center.

• Kathy Oluwajuyemi, MA, CAU History
• Dr. Thomas Scott, CAU Religion
• Dr. Kathleen Phillip-Lewis, Spelman History Department Chair
• Dr. Henry Akwo Elonge, CAU Public Administration
• Dr. Samuel Livingston, Morehouse College History

September 28, 2012 RECONSTRUCTION & RESISTANCE John Brown: A Biography (1909); Black Reconstruction: An Essay toward a History of the Part Which Black Folk Played in the Attempt to Reconstruct Democracy in America, 1860-1880 (1935)
All Seminars will be held from 12:00noon to 2:00pm in the Thomas Cole Research Center.

• Dr. Richard Hill, CAU History
• Dr. Aubrey Underwood, CAU History
• Dr. Jacqueline Rouse, Georgia State University
• Dr. Natanya Duncan, Morgan State University
• Dr. Maurice Edwards, Dean of Social Work, University of Georgia

October 26, 2012 CHURCH, FAMILY & UPLIFT Some Efforts of American Negroes for Their Own Social Betterment (1897 & 1909); Morals and Manners (1914); The Negro Church (1903); The Family (1908)
All Seminars will be held from 12:00noon to 2:00pm in the Thomas Cole Research Center.

• Dr. Charmayne Patterson, CAU History
• Dr. Latangela Coleman-Crossfield, CAU History
• Dr. Shirley White, CAU History Department
• Dr. Phillip Dunston, CAU Religion
• Dr. Makungu Akinyela, Georgia State University

November 23, 2012 BUSINESS & ECONOMICS The Negro in Business (1899); Business and Business Education (1947, Joseph Pierce Ed.); Economic Cooperation (1907 & 1917)
All Seminars will be held from 12:00noon to 2:00pm in the Thomas Cole Research Center.

• Dr. Lydia McKinley-Floyd, Dean CAU School of Business
• Dr. Ajamu Nyomba, CAU Economics
• Dr. Donald Vest, CAU International Business
• Dr. Carol Anderson, Emory African American Studies and History
• Dr. Frederick Knight, Morehouse History Department Chair

January 23, 2013 EDUCATION College Bred Negro (1900 & 1910); The Common School (1901 & 1911)
All Seminars will be held from 12:00noon to 2:00pm in the Thomas Cole Research Center.

• Dr. Sean Warner, Dean, CAU School of Education
• Dr. Noren Moffett, CAU Education
• Dr. Isabel Jenkins, CAU Honors Program
• Dr. Josephine Bradley, CAU Africana Women’s and African American Studies
• Dr. Kurt Young, CAU Alumni, Associate Professor Political Science & African American Studies

February 22, 2013 BLACK FOLK, THEN & NOW The Negro (1915); Black Folk, Then and Now (1939)
All Seminars will be held from 12:00noon to 2:00pm in the Thomas Cole Research Center.

• CAU President Carlton Brown
• Dr. Beverly Daniel Tatum, President of Spelman College
  
• Loretta Parham, Atlanta University Center Woodruff Library
  

For more information, visit: http://www.cau.edu/dubois.aspx

“Along the Color Line” Video Contest: Teens Speak Out About Current Events

“Along the Color Line” Video Contest: Teens Speak Out About Current Events

“Along The Color Line”, written by the late historian Dr. Manning Marable, was a public educational and information service dedicated to fostering political dialogue and discussion, inspired by the great tradition for political event columns written by W. E. B. Du Bois nearly a century ago.

This video contest provides high school students with the opportunity and incentive to use scholarly research to analyze and pose solutions to some of the social issues that Manning Marable addressed in his writings such as sexism, racism, imperialism, and poverty. It continues the spirit of “Along the Color Line” by fostering critical analysis on political issues and public events that had special significance to African Americans and to other people of color internationally; allows students the creative license to translate the rigorous research that Dr. Marable used in his “Along the Color Line “columns into a creative and accessible video medium; and empowers students to speak out about the material conditions of their lives to an audience of teachers, activists and community members at “A New Vision of Black Freedom: The Manning Marable Tribute Conference” sponsored by Columbia University’s Institute for Research in African-American Studies from April 26 - April 28, 2012.

Curriculum Connection: An adaptable weeklong curriculum developed by a NYS certified HS teacher is available free for educators. It provides educational units and background reading for teachers of Civics, Government and US History to connect this contest to their classroom while meeting several Common Core writing (1,4,5,6,9) and reading (1,2,4,6,8,9,10) standards.

Contest Requirements: After becoming familiar with Manning Marable’s column “Along the Color Line” style of blending scholarly data with political analysis to address social issues, students will create a 2-3 minute long video presentation that features their research and analysis of a social issue that is important to them and their community.

Criteria: This contest is limited to students currently enrolled in high school anywhere in the US. Submissions will be judged on depth of knowledge of social problem being discussed, originality, and creative expression. Students can submit individually or through their teacher as part of a class project.

Submissions: The due date is February 17, 2012 before midnight. Submissions should be sent to marablevideocontest@gmail.com. Only one submission per email and per student. Students must include their name, age, grade, and full contact information as well as the name, address and phone number of their high school. Videos longer than 3 minutes will not be accepted.

Finalists: The top finalists will be special guests of the conference, where their videos will be screened. The first place winner will be announced at conference.

Prize: $250 Prize, one of Dr. Marable’s books and the video featured on the conference website.

For more information or questions contact: askmarableconference@gmail.com

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