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"EXPLORING AMISTAD" WEB SITE

David Green (david@ninch.org)
Fri, 12 Dec 1997 17:19:47 -0500 

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Date: Fri, 12 Dec 1997 17:19:47 -0500
To: ninch-announce@cni.org
From: david@ninch.org (David Green)
Subject: "EXPLORING AMISTAD" WEB SITE


NINCH ANNOUNCEMENT
December 12, 1997


                        EXPLORING AMISTAD WEB SITE
                  Live Opening Friday Dec 12, 6-8pm (EST)
                    <http://amistad.mysticseaport.org>


Date: Fri, 12 Dec 1997 14:04:41 -0500
To: amistad@mysticseaport.org
From: Amistad at Mystic Seaport <amistad@mysticseaport.org>
Subject: exploring Amistad Web site Launched


We are delighted to announce the launching of the "Exploring Amistad"
web site.  "Exploring Amistad" brings together a unique compendium of
primary historical documents about the Amistad incident, provides
historical context, offers resources for teachers, and provides
opportunites for discussion of the incident and its legacies--and it is
available now at: <http://amistad.mysticseaport.org/>. 

"Exploring Amistad" will open with a LIVE, Real Audio & chat based
interactive online discussion of the issues the Amistad incident first
brought to the fore and their continued vibrancy for Americans today. 
The live webcast will be on from 6 to 8 pm EST *tonight* December 12th. 

The launch forum will consider the subject of the Amistad as a series of
stories.  From 1839 when it exploded into American consciousness, to the
present day this event has held powerful meanings.  Why? What about the
incident made it such a spectacle in the 1830s and 40s? Why does it
continue to resonate today? What can it teach us now?

Panelists in this open discussion include:

* Fred Dalzell, Web Site Project Director, Exploring Amistad
* Mahen Bonettie, Curator of the African Film Festival at Lincoln Center
* Gloria Harper Dickinson, Department of African American Studies, 
  College of New Jersey
* Quentin Snediker, Amistad Project Coordinator, Mystic Seaport (building
  the replica of the schooner Amistad)

Our panelist's lively dialog will address hot topics surrounding the
renewed interest in Amistad.  Take a listen!

To get the most out of the Amistad discussion forum, we advise that you
visit Better Living through Radio, the host of "ExploringAmistad's" live
launch before 6pm to be sure that you have the necessary software:
http://www.BLTRadio.com/. 


Sponsors:

       Interactive Telecommunications Program at New York University
        http://www.itp.tsoa.nyu.edu/
       Africana Studies Department at NYU
        http://www.nyu.edu/cas/dept/afri.htm
       Amistad America: building the freedom schooner
        http://www.amistadamerica.org/

Produced in part with funding from the National Endowment for the
Humanities:  http://www.neh.fed.us

       Guy S. Hermann  **  guy@mysticseaport.org  **  860-572-5392
     http://www.mysticseaport.org/  The Museum of America and the Sea
            The Museum Computer Network:  http://www.mcn.edu

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