TELL THE STORY - UNITY THROUGH HISTORICAL TRUTH

Discovering, preserving, and presenting the stories of Blacks in Utah since 1822

• 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

  - Preservation Strategies

• ­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 - 6:00 PM - UofU Guest House - Granite Ballroom & Black Cultural Center

- Lectures and presentations

Buffalo Soldier Working Group Presentations

1. Soldiers at Fort Duchesne - graphic novel project and telling your family story by creating your own comic.

2. Soldiers at Fort Douglas - PTSD, family, and death at Fort Douglas

3. Colonel Charles Young - The third African American to graduate from West Point and served at Fort Douglas, Utah

Black Women Working Group Presentations

1. Alberta Henry - Dr. Kathleen Christy, former school board administrator, and diversity and equity coach, talks about her good friend Alberta Henry.

2. Women Social and Uplift Clubs - Black women formed creative resources to uplift themselves and create community.

3. 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.

Black Church Working Group and Lynching Project

1. The Black Church Discussion Panel

   This is a viewing of the PBS Utah panel discussion of the Black Church in Utah streamed live on Feb 9, 2021

2. The Genesis Group

   African American members of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day discuss their experiences and the importance of the Genesis Group for Black Latter-day Saints.

   This is a panel discussion featuring:

   • Alice Burch, a former Relief Society President

   • LDS couple Nathanael Byrd and Cassandra Byrd

   • Ramesus Stewart-Johnson, former Genesis President in Texas.

3. The Life and Murder of Thomas Coleman, Enslaved Mormon

   Connell O’Donovan follows the enslavement, troubled life, and lynching of Thomas Coleman on Arsenal Hill, the present site of the Utah State Capitol.

Trinity African Methodist Episcopal Church

Salt Lake City, Utah