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‘Know your history' mobile exhibit comes to Hampton U.
Posted At : February 20, 2014 1:44 PM | Posted By : Mavis Carr
Related Categories: Education, History
By Jordan E. Grice
Rodney J. Reynolds, publisher of American
Legacy magazine, was on Hampton
University's campus Wednesday.
His visit here pertained to the American
Legacy magazine "Know your History"
mobile museum tour. The magazine is no
longer in production; however, the exhibit
showed covers and topics that the
quarterly had done over 15 years since
1995.
While aboard the motorized archive,
visitors could see covers with African-
American icons including Rosa Parks,
Sammy Davis Jr., Jackie Robinson,
Muhammad Ali, Bessie Coleman and the
Tuskegee Airmen.
The exhibit also has memorabilia of black history like a baseball display with the crowning piece
being a crisp white baseball jersey that reads "Robinson" in blue letters on the back. Along with
the keepsakes on display visitors could view videos that cover African-American military units
and their contributions to wars throughout history.
Caryn Fuller, the mobile museum, docent had this to say about the exhibit: "The American
Legacy magazine was meant to promote black history and educate the readers on the more
obscure events that took place in black history. The magazine is no longer in production but the
exhibit is meant to bring awareness and encourage people to learn more about black history."
Nashid S. Madyun, director of the Hampton University Museum and Archives and publisher of
International Review of African American Art, said, "Rodney J. Reynolds certainly represents and
elevates the optimism in the American Dream. For decades, he has been able to bridge the
many sectors of African-American heritage and the American legacy through in depth
retrospectives in music, humanity, and visual culture, with a passion and integrity that
commands recognition. Having a long list of awards pales in comparison to the remarkable
ability and consistency he has shown in chronicling the complex tapestry of the African
Diaspora and its American path.
"He is truly an American treasure."
The "Know your history" mobile exhibit was on display in front of the Student Center from 9 a.m.
to 5 p.m. Also, Reynolds was the guest on The Caldwell Café at 6:30 p.m. in the Scripps Howard
School TV studio.
Additional research provided by Aleeah Sutton. The writers are students in the Scripps Howard
School of Journalism and Communications.
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