TELL THE STORY - UNITY THROUGH HISTORICAL TRUTH

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

Sponsored by the 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

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

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.