August University professors Stacey Thompson, David Bulla, Hubert Van Tull, and James Garvey will discuss representations of the Holocaust in media and museums and the experiences of local veterans who liberated the concentration camps. This program is supported by a grant from Georgia Humanities.
Presented by Wanda Patterson, “Spring Place & Oochgeelogy” tells the dramatic story of the Moravians, the first missionary group to be permitted to establish schools and mission stations in the Cherokee Nation. The lecture will focus on the origins and development of Moravian missionary activity in the Cherokee Nation, highlighting the patterns of cross-cultural exchange […]
The Funk Heritage Center opens a new temporary exhibit, We Neighbors Would Meet Together, interpreting the history and influence of the Oothcaloga Moravian Mission (near present-day Calhoun) on Cherokee integration, nationalism, and sovereignty in the nineteenth century. The exhibit is also designed to raise public awareness and generate support for the Oothcaloga Mission God’s Acre […]
A joint project between the Tubman Museum and Wesleyan College, this exhibit examines how the events at Igbo Landing have been preserved and mythologized in African-American folklore. It will analyze their influence on literature, art, and cultural expressions, including works by Beverly Buchanan. The exhibit is currently on display at Tubman Museum. This program is […]