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Research Symposium Presentation
- 1. Uncovering our African AmericanHistory Research Presentation by: Bianca Ware Faculty Advisor: Ferne Caulker Bronson
- 2. The unknown WhatI previously knew about my history… Slavery in the Southern states Harriet Tubman Abraham Lincoln and the Emancipation Proclamation Civil Rights Movement Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.
- 3. Discovering the Unknown The Slave Trade (three stages) The forced loss of Identity The enslaved Africans were not allowed to speak their own language, to keep up with their traditions, or practice their religion How slaves kept in touch with who they are… Oral traditions passed down through generations that are meant to trace them back to their people
- 4. A smallpopulation of African Americans completely isolated on the Sea Islands of Georgia and South Carolina up until recently They have their own culture and language that survived for hundreds of years Dr. Lorenzo Dow Turner and Amelia Dawley Discovered the connection between the Gullah people and the Mende Tribe in Sierra Leone: the funeral song passed down from generation to generation, from mother to daughter The Ring Shout The Gullah (Geechee) Culture
- 5. Going to Georgia Visiting Savannah, GA, the Sea Islands, and Charleston, SC February 10 2013- February 18, 2013 The Plan… Film shooting, tours of Savannah, GA, visit Sapelo Island, archival research in Savannah and Charleston, SC, interview Gullah individuals, and attend a black church service. My anticipations of this journey Uncovering more history/learning more about the Gullah A journey of self-discovery?
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- 8. The First AfricanBaptist Church Oldest black church in North America Freedmen built entire church made out of African wood used to build the slave ships Doors were painted red, means ‘Welcome!’
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- 10. The Bottle Tree Used to capture evil spirits who are attracted to the colors Hear music when the spirit is captured
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- 15. The black churchservice We went to visit a Baptist church in Darien, GA. I grew up going to a church service similar to this one in Havre de Grace, MD. They conduct the service similarly The Call and Response and the more recent version of the Ring Shout was present, which traces back to some African religions The energy in the church was unlike what you experience in a Catholic mass
- 16. Thirst to knowmore… My life’s purpose: Conduct my own research by visiting different countries to learn about their deaf culture and their sign language Connect with other deaf dancers from around the world, communicate with them using their language Develop the Ware Technique in dance (developed through the use of the foreign sign languages) Open my International School of Dance for Deaf Dancers Educate people about our history
- 17. Works cited Frazier,Herb. Singing for the Ancestors a Song that made the Roundtrip to Africa. Ware, Bianca. History 313 Midterm Study Guide. p.2. 2011. Ware, Bianca. Research notes. February 11 2013.