­- Presented by Sema Hadithi African American Heritage and Culture Foundation and the Utah Chapter of the Afro-American Historical and Genealogical Society

­- Hosted by the University of Utah Black Cultural Center and Fort Douglas Military Museum

­- Sponsored by Utah Dept. of Heritage and Arts - Thrive 125

­- In partnership with Project Success Coalition, Brigham City Museum, Union Station Museums, Mormon History Association, and Utah Humanities

DAY OF REMEMBRANCE CELEBRATION

Friday, October 8, 2021, 5:00 PM - 8:00 PM

Fort Douglas Post Theatre, The University of Utah

245 Fort Douglas Blvd, Salt Lake City, UT 84113

BLACK HISTORY CONFERENCE

Saturday, October 9, 2021, 9:00 AM - 6:00 PM

9:00 AM - 12:30 PM - Fort Douglas Military Museum Cannon Yard

- Opening Ceremonies and Museum Tour

12:30 PM - 6 PM - UofU Guest House - Granite Ballroom & Black Cultural Center

- Lectures and presentations

*** THIS IS A HYBRID LIVE AND VIRTUAL EVENT ***

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Discussion

Panel

Sema Hadithi Foundation is leading a coalition of citizens, the Salt Lake County Community Remembrance Coalition, in addressing the the lynching of Black men in Utah and the social inequities that allowed in to happen then and now. Members of the coalition will hold a lunch time discussion of the national project.

Buffalo Soldier Working Group Presentations

• Soldiers at Fort Duchesne - graphic novel project and telling your family story by creating your own comic.
• Soldiers at Fort Douglas - PTSD, family, and death at Fort Douglas
• Colonel Charles Young - The first African American to graduate from West Point and served at Fort Douglas, Utah

Black Women Working Group Presentations

• Alberta Henry - Dr. Kathleen Christy, former school board administrator, and diversity and equity coach, talks about her good friend Alberta Henry and the book she wrote about her. 
• Women Social and Uplift Clubs - Black women formed creative resources to uplift themselves and create community.
• Emancipation Day Queens and Celebrations - Utah is one of the few states where the Black population celebrated Emancipation Day all the way back in the 1800s.

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