Free Lecture Series
CC= George Washington Carver Recreation/Senior Center,1415 S. Queen St,Arlington,VA,703-228-5705).
FG= Francis Gregory Regional Library, Alabama Ave. & 37TH St.,S.E.,(202-645-4297).
Tuesday, May 2, 2006, 7PM,(CC) - “Africa’s Gifts To America.”
Saturday, May 6, 2006, 2PM,(FG) - “Vanished Past, Hidden Present: The Black History The New Stadium Will Hide.”
Tuesday, May 9, 2006, 7PM,(CC) - “Great Black Women”
Saturday, May 13, 2006, 2PM,(FG) - “Great Black Women.”
Tuesday, May 16, 2006, 7PM,(CC) - “Black Inventors: From Africa To America.”
Saturday, May 20, 2006, 2PM,(FG) - “The Black Roots of Ancient Egypt’s Glory.”
Tuesday, May 23, 2006, 7PM,(CC) - “Great Slave Rebellions.”
Free Admission To All Events.
Book Signing and Celebration Sunday November 20, 2005 - From 2 PM to -3PM, noted historian C.R. Gibbs will sign copies of his books on black explorers, black inventors, Black, Copper, & Bright his latest book on the Civil War, blacks in Georgetown, and his children's book on Frederick Douglass. Also stop by and pick up flyers on his immensely popular upcoming free lectures series.
> Location: Dar es Salaam Books
400 34th Street, Mount Rainier, MD (Across from GLUT).
Tel. 301-209-0010.
As part of its 10th anniversary, Dar es Salaam will have free refreshments and gifts and product samplings. Bring the children on the way from church!!!!!!!!!!!
Gibbs, author, historian, and lecturer
Sunday, December 4, 2005, 2PM. N.E. D.C. Historical Society Lecture Vanished Past, Hidden Present: The Black History The New Stadium Will Hide.Join historian C.R. Gibbs as he shares the fascinating history of the area between the Navy Yard and the D.C. waterfront. Over a century ago, this locality was a vibrant complex of predominantly African American neighborhoods with names like Bloodfield, Willow Tree Alley, and The Island. Today, this nearly forgotten black heritage is threatened by the wrecker’s ball, the developer’s greed, and historical neglect. Gibbs will discuss a section of the city that is more than a rundown, light industrial area. At various times, it included enslaved and free people, churches, businesses, and strong community leaders.
Location: St. Joseph’s Church on Capitol Hill - 313 2nd St., N.E.
For more information contact:queenstowndc@yahoo.comLamond-Riggs Public Library
5401 South Dakota Ave., N.E. (at Kennedy St., N.E.)
202-541-6255
Free Admission, Three blocks from the Ft. Totten Metro
African History & Culture Lecture Series - With C.R. Gibbs, Thursdays, 7PMSeptember 8, 2005 - “Africa, Black America, & World War II”
September 15, 2005 - “The Chinese in Mississippi”
September 22, 2005 - “Racial Stereotypes in American Film”
September 29, 2005 - “Freedom Risinfg: The Abolition of Slavery in the Western Hemisphere”
October 6, 2005 - “Smashing Jim Crow in the Nation’s Capital”
October 13, 2005 - Black Explorers: 2300B.C. To The Present”
October 20, 2005 - “Lost Kingdoms *& Ancient Mysteries of Africa”
October 27, 2005 - “African Americans & Native Americans in the American Revolution”
Anacostia Museum (Smithsonian Institution), 1901 Fort Place, S.E.
For reservations call: 202-633-4870
Tuesday, October 4, 2005, 10:30AM - “Blacks in Georgetown”
Community History Series: The Story of Black Georgetown
Historian C.R. Gibbs shares the fascinating history of African Americans who helped make Georgetown a vibrant Washington, D.C. community. Gibbs discusses the section of the city that has included-at various times-enslaved and free people, churches, a cemetery, businesses, and strong community leaders and residents.
NE DC Historical Society Meets This Sunday, October 2, 2005Come join us this Sunday, October 2, 2005 as we continue to explore the history of our Northeast Washington communities--past, present, and in years to come.
Place: Frederick Douglass Museum and Hall of Fame for Caring Americans On Capitol Hill 320 A Street, NE Washington, DC 20002
Date: Sunday, October 2, 2005
Time: 2:00 pm to 4:00 pm
Admission: Free and Open to All
A special tour will be given entitled:
"Life and Times of Frederick Douglass: Great Accomplishments of Caring Americans" by Richard Brennan, Director of the Caring Institute And, presentations will include:
"Fortress Washington: A Survey of Civil War Fortifications in Northeast, Washington, D. C. by C. R.