Dr. De Fazio is the organizer of a virtual panel titled ‘Researching, Remembering and Honoring Lynching Victims in Virginia’ for the next African, African American & Diaspora Studies (AAAD) Conference at JMU. The panel will take place between 1:30 and 3:00PM on Friday, February 18th, 2022. The panelists include:
Bessida Cauthorne White, Middle Peninsula African-American Genealogical and Historical Society, USA
“Lynchings in Two Middle Peninsula Virginia Counties: Essex and King and Queen”
Andrea Douglas, Jefferson School African American Heritage Center, USA“Public History as Activism: Creating Community Knowledge”
Christopher Milko, Alexandria Community Remembrance Project Research Group, USA“Restoring History: Writing the Narratives of Alexandria’s Two Documented Lynchings”
Discussant: Steve Reich, James Madison University, USA
To attend this panel and the AAAD Conference, you have to register here (for free). Prior to the conference, a Zoom portal will be published with links to join the actual Zoom meetings.