Register Here The Northern Slavery Collective is excited to announce our upcoming Annual Conference, which will focus on museum education related to enslavement in the North. This conference will bring together experts in the field to share their insights and experiences on how museums can effectively educate the public about the history of enslavement. The […]

Join us at the Dyckman Farmhouse to celebrate the creative spirit and artwork of four visionary uptown artists. While this pop up exhibition will showcase their diverse perspectives, mediums, and styles, the theme of "Connections" binds them to each other and to their uptown communities. What better place to unite art lovers and creators than […]

Talking About Race Matters: Headwraps of African Women in America by Cheyney McKnight February 14th at 6PM - Virtual Register Here Cheyney McKnight will give a lecture on headwraps found among both free and enslaved African Women in America from the 18th to 19th century. Attendees will learn how headwraps changed from region to region, and […]

Talking About Race Matters: Fashion, Race, Identity, and Power: Black Dandy Beginnings by Monica Miller This talk will explore the politics of fashion and dress for enslaved and free Black people in 18th and 19th-century Europe and America. Beginning with the phenomenon of dandified "luxury slaves" in 18th-century London, Miller will discuss the way in which the […]

Talking About Race Matters: Redressing American Fashion: Black Designers in the 19th and 20th Centuries Lecture by Elizabeth Way February 28th at 6PM - Virtual Register Here Black people have always significantly shaped American fashion through their style, their labor, and as innovative fashion makers. From nineteenth-century dressmakers, both enslaved and free, to transitional creatives […]