Africa to Carolina Acknowledgements

Africa to Carolina Initiative and Public Art Installation

The Africa to Carolina Initiative and the Africa to Carolina Public Art Installation was made possible in part by the Institute of Museum and Library Services, MH-245684 and by the Z. Smith Reynolds Foundation respectively, and by the dedication of the individuals acknowledged below.

Members of the Africa to Carolina Advisory Committee
Ayla AmonCurator of Collections, Greensboro History Museum
Ramona BartosDirector, Division of Historical Resources, N.C. Office of Archives and History
Ann ChinnFounder Middle Passage Ceremonies and Port Marker Project
Dr. Anna Agbe-DaviesAssociate Professor, Anthropology Department, University of North Carolina
Jaki Shelton GreenNorth Carolina Poet Laureate
Dr. Lynn HarrisAssociate Professor, Department of History, Maritime Studies Program, East Carolina University
Karen HayesSite Manager, Somerset Place State Historic Site
Earl IjamesCurator of African American History, North Carolina Museum of History
Dr. Valerie Ann JohnsonChair, North Carolina African American Heritage Commission
Michelle LanierDirector, Division of State Historic Sites and Properties
Charles "Chuck" LeCountDeputy Director, Division of State Historic Sites and Properties
Jim McKeeSite Manager, Brunswick Town/Fort Anderson State Historic Site
Dr. Nora ReberAssociate Professor, Anthropology Department, University of North Carolina Wilmington
Laura RogersSite Manager, Edenton State Historic Site
Dr. Melissa StuckeyAssistant Professor, History Program, Elizabeth City State University
Katherine WhiteDeputy Director, North Carolina Museum of Art
Dr. Darin WatersDeputy Secretary, N.C. Department of Natural and Cultural Resources
Emeritus Advisory Committee Members
Kawana Allen 
Dr. Joseph BeattyFormer Research Supervisor, N.C. Department of Natural and Cultural Resources
Sharon BryantFormer African American Outreach Coordinator, Tryon Palace
Tracey H. BurnsFormer Deputy Secretary, N.C. Department of Natural and Cultural Resources
Dr. Kevin Cherry 
Bob HopkinsFormer Site Manager, Edenton State Historic Site
Dr. Sarah Mead LeonardFormer Research Historian, Division of State Historic Sites and Properties
John MintzFormer State Archaeologist, N.C. Office of State Archaeology
Members of the North Carolina African American Heritage Commission Institutional Partners
Cedar Hill West Bank Heritage Foundation
Eastern Carolina Foundation for Equity and Equality, Inc.
Facilitate Movement, LLC
Middle Passage Ceremonies and Port Marker Project
North Carolina Maritime Museum, Beaufort
North Carolina Museum of Art
North Carolina Office of Archives and History
North Carolina Office of State Archaeology
North Carolina Rice Festival
North Carolina State Historic Sites
St. Stephen African Methodist Episcopal Church, Wilmington
Town of Navassa
Tryon Palace
Community of Practice
Richard Barton
Phil Bicking
Janeen Bryant
Miranda Clinton
Dr. Shafantae Desinord
Melody Hunter-Pillion
Kyun Hur
Kimberly Kandros
Kyma Lassiter
Khadija McNair Brandon
Mikayla Medley
Adrienne Nirdé
Amber Pelham
Matt Provancha
Mykalia Steele
LeRae Umfleet
Angela Thorpe Mason
Natalie Rodriguez
Tamara Watkins
Community of Care and Inspiration
Ann Chinn
Jaki Shelton Green
John Whit Franklin
Michele Lanier
Jim McKee
Dorothy "Dot" Redford
Ashton Stepter
Tyanna West
Carolina K-12
Dark Branch
North Carolina African American Heritage Commission Commissioners
The North Carolina Gullah Geechee Community
North Carolina Historical Commission
Participants in Africa to Carolina Community Meetings (2019-2025)
Workshops and Virtual Outreach
Navassa Community Center
St. Stephens AME Church (Wilmington)
Brunswick Town Fort Anderson NC State Historic Site (Winnabow)
Wilmington DREAMS Community Art Center
Oberlin Library (Raleigh)
Jaycee Building (Southport)
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