African American Voices In The Mid-Atlantic: Archaeology Of Elusive Freedom, Enslavement, And Rebellion
Part of: Society for Historical Archaeology 2022
This collection contains the abstracts of the papers presented in the session entitled "African American Voices In The Mid-Atlantic: Archaeology Of Elusive Freedom, Enslavement, And Rebellion," at the 2022 annual meeting of the Society for Historical Archaeology.
Forged in Philadelphia by revolutionary minds, the United States Constitution granted freedom and equality to the nation’s citizenry. Yet, many were decidedly left out. For Black Americans, free and enslaved, these concepts were elusive and, through oppression, have never been fully enjoyed. The papers in this session examine African American cultural history and communities, marginalization and rebellion, freedom and enslavement in the upper Mid-Atlantic from the colonial period to the mid-20th century. As an abolitionist stronghold, the voices, experiences, struggles, and advances of the African American community in this region have been traditionally whitewashed and ignored. Archaeologists, historians, consultants, preservationists, and artists in the region have been steadfastly working to bring nuance to African Americans’ important lives and contributions in the region and to share these findings through various forms of research and public engagement.
Other Keywords
Slavery •
African American •
New Jersey •
Ceramics •
Church •
Museum •
Material Culture •
Spirituality •
Zooarchaeology •
Diet
Geographic Keywords
Mid-Atlantic •
New Jersey •
MIDDLE ATLANTIC •
Mid-Atlantic, New Jersey •
Maryland •
Northeast •
New York City •
Northeast, United States of America •
Middle Atlantic, North America
Resources Inside This Collection (Viewing 1-15 of 15)
- Documents (15)
Echoes of Rebellion: Cultural Reverberation of the 1790s St. Domingue Rebellion in the Delaware Valley (2022)
Public/Private Consumption in the Performance of Respectability and Gentility at 71 Joy Street, Boston, MA. (2022)