Africa to Carolina Exhibit Acknowledgements Members of the Africa to Carolina Advisory Board Current Dr. Anna Agbe-Davies Associate Professor, Anthropology Department, University of North Carolina Ayla Amon Curator of Social and Political History, North Carolina Museum of History Ramona Bartos Director, Division of Historical Resources, N.C. Office of Archives and History Dr. Joseph Beatty Research Supervisor, N.C. Office of Archives and History Tracey H. Burns Deputy Secretary for Diversity, Accessibility, Equity, and Cultural Inclusion, N.C. Department of Natural & Cultural Resources Sharon Bryant African American Outreach Coordinator, Tryon Palace Ann Chinn Founder and Executive Director, Middle Passage Ceremonies and Port Marker Project Jaki Shelton Green North Carolina Poet Laureate Dr. Lynn Harris Associate Professor, Department of History, Maritime Studies Program, East Carolina University Karen Hayes Site Manager, Somerset Place State Historic Site Bob Hopkins Site Manager, Edenton State Historic Site Earl Ijames Curator of African American History, North Carolina Museum of History Dr. Valerie Ann Johnson Chair, North Carolina African American Heritage Commission, Dean, School of Arts, Sciences, and Humanities, Shaw University Michelle Lanier Director, Division of State Historic Sites and Properties Charles “Chuck” LeCount Deputy Director, Division of State Historic Sites and Properties Dr. Sarah Mead Leonard Research Historian, Division of State Historic Sites and Properties Jim McKee Site Manager, Brunswick Town/Ft. Anderson State Historic Site John Mintz State Archaeologist, N.C. Office of State Archaeology Dr. Nora Reber Associate Professor, Anthropology Department, University of North Carolina Wilmington Laura Rogers Site Manager, Bath State Historic Site Dr. Melissa Stuckey Assistant Professor, History Program, Elizabeth City State University Dr. Darin Waters Deputy Secretary, N.C. Department of Natural & Cultural Resources Katherine White Deputy Director, North Carolina Museum of Art Former Advisory Board Members Kawan Allen Dr. Kevin Cherry Members of the North Carolina African American Heritage Commission Institutional Partners • 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 & History • North Carolina Office of State Archaeology • North Carolina State Historic Sites • Tryon Palace Community of Practice • Richard Barton • Phil Bicking • Janeen Bryant • Melody Hunter-Pillion • Kyun Hur • Kimberly Kandros • Kyma Lassiter • Adrienne Nirdé • Amber Pelham • Matt Provancha • LeRae Umfleet • Angela Thorpe • Tamara Watkins Community of Care & Inspiration • Ann Chinn • Jaki Shelton Green • John Whit Franklin • Michelle Lanier? • Sarah Mead Leonard? • Jim McKee • Dorothy “Dot” Redford • Participants in Africa to Carolina Community Meetings (2019)
Africa to Carolina Exhibit Acknowledgements Members of the Africa to Carolina Advisory Board Current Dr. Anna Agbe-Davies Associate Professor, Anthropology Department, University of North Carolina Ayla Amon Curator of Social and Political History, North Carolina Museum of History Ramona Bartos Director, Division of Historical Resources, N.C. Office of Archives and History Dr. Joseph Beatty Research Supervisor, N.C. Office of Archives and History Tracey H. Burns Deputy Secretary for Diversity, Accessibility, Equity, and Cultural Inclusion, N.C. Department of Natural & Cultural Resources Sharon Bryant African American Outreach Coordinator, Tryon Palace Ann Chinn Founder and Executive Director, Middle Passage Ceremonies and Port Marker Project Jaki Shelton Green North Carolina Poet Laureate Dr. Lynn Harris Associate Professor, Department of History, Maritime Studies Program, East Carolina University Karen Hayes Site Manager, Somerset Place State Historic Site Bob Hopkins Site Manager, Edenton State Historic Site Earl Ijames Curator of African American History, North Carolina Museum of History Dr. Valerie Ann Johnson Chair, North Carolina African American Heritage Commission, Dean, School of Arts, Sciences, and Humanities, Shaw University Michelle Lanier Director, Division of State Historic Sites and Properties Charles “Chuck” LeCount Deputy Director, Division of State Historic Sites and Properties Dr. Sarah Mead Leonard Research Historian, Division of State Historic Sites and Properties Jim McKee Site Manager, Brunswick Town/Ft. Anderson State Historic Site John Mintz State Archaeologist, N.C. Office of State Archaeology Dr. Nora Reber Associate Professor, Anthropology Department, University of North Carolina Wilmington Laura Rogers Site Manager, Bath State Historic Site Dr. Melissa Stuckey Assistant Professor, History Program, Elizabeth City State University Dr. Darin Waters Deputy Secretary, N.C. Department of Natural & Cultural Resources Katherine White Deputy Director, North Carolina Museum of Art Former Advisory Board Members Kawan Allen Dr. Kevin Cherry Members of the North Carolina African American Heritage Commission Institutional Partners • 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 & History • North Carolina Office of State Archaeology • North Carolina State Historic Sites • Tryon Palace Community of Practice • Richard Barton • Phil Bicking • Janeen Bryant • Melody Hunter-Pillion • Kyun Hur • Kimberly Kandros • Kyma Lassiter • Adrienne Nirdé • Amber Pelham • Matt Provancha • LeRae Umfleet • Angela Thorpe • Tamara Watkins Community of Care & Inspiration • Ann Chinn • Jaki Shelton Green • John Whit Franklin • Michelle Lanier? • Sarah Mead Leonard? • Jim McKee • Dorothy “Dot” Redford • Participants in Africa to Carolina Community Meetings (2019)
