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This flier for Dickinson College's Congress of African Students' "A Black Arts Festival" announces the festival's schedule, which includes film screenings and a lecture by Jeffrey Holder.
Location: RG 8/93, B1, F2
Subject: Dickinson College Events, Dickinson College Organizations, Dickinson College Student Life, Education, Social Reform and Advocacy
Format: Memorabilia and Ephemera
Time Period: 1960-1979
The 5th Annual Black Arts Festival is presented by Dickinson College's Congress of African Students. The program for this festival highlights its theme, "the Black Light of Truth,” as the schedule includes a film screening of Claudine, speeches from prominent figures in the African-...
Location: RG 8/93, B1, F2
Subject: Dickinson College Organizations, Dickinson College Student Life, Education, Social Reform and Advocacy, Visual and Performing Arts
Format: Memorabilia and Ephemera
Time Period: 1960-1979
This program is for “360° of Blackness,” a performance event by members of Dickinson College's Congress of African Students and members of the community, as part of the Sixth Annual Black Arts Festival.
Location: RG 8/93, B1, F2
Subject: Dickinson College Organizations, Dickinson College Student Life, Education, Social Reform and Advocacy, Visual and Performing Arts
Format: Memorabilia and Ephemera
Time Period: 1960-1979
The 8th Annual Black Arts Festival is presented by Dickinson College's Congress of African Students. The program for this festival highlights its theme, "Portrait in Blackness,” as the schedule includes lectures on the “History of Blacks in American Films,” a dramatic interpretation and poetry...
Location: RG 8/93, B1, F2
Subject: Dickinson College Organizations, Dickinson College Student Life, Education, Literary Pursuits, Social Reform and Advocacy
Format: Memorabilia and Ephemera
Time Period: 1960-1979
The 10th Annual Black Arts Festival is presented by Dickinson College's Congress of African Students. The program for this festival highlights its theme, "Have We Overcome,” as the schedule includes a dramatic interpretation entitled, “An Evening with Frederick Douglass,” a lecture recital by...
Location: RG 8/93, B1, F2
Subject: Dickinson College Organizations, Dickinson College Student Life, Education, Politics and Government, Social Reform and Advocacy
Format: Memorabilia and Ephemera
Time Period: 1960-1979
The Congress of African Students (CAS) requests grant funds from the Pennsylvania Council on the Arts to support their 11th Annual Black Arts Festival. The CAS argues that the festival is their "means of culturally expressing [themselves] to the entire Central Pennsylvania community." This grant...
Location: RG 8/93, B1, F3
Subject: Dickinson College Organizations, Dickinson College Student Life, Economics and Finance, Education, Social Reform and Advocacy
Format: Financial Documents
Time Period: 1980-1999
The 1980 Annual Black Arts Festival is presented by Dickinson College's Congress of African Students. The program for this festival highlights its theme, "Versatility in Blackness,” as the schedule includes a workshop with Gwendolyn Bradley, a recital with Raymond Jackson, a talk with Benjamin...
Location: RG 8/93, B1, F3
Subject: Dickinson College Organizations, Dickinson College Student Life, Education, Social Reform and Advocacy
Format: Memorabilia and Ephemera
Time Period: 1980-1999
The Black Arts Festival is presented by Dickinson College's Congress of African Students. This brochure highlights major events at the festival, including a talk by author Claude Brown, and a lecture by Benjamin Hooks, the executive director of the NAACP.
Location: RG 8/93, B1, F3
Subject: Dickinson College Organizations, Dickinson College Student Life, Education, Social Reform and Advocacy
Format: Memorabilia and Ephemera
Time Period: 1980-1999
The 1981 Annual Black Arts Festival is presented by Dickinson College's Congress of African Students. The program for this festival highlights its theme, "Versatility in Blackness,” as the schedule includes lectures by Acel Moore and Faith Ringgold...
Location: RG 8/93, B1, F3
Subject: Dickinson College Organizations, Dickinson College Student Life, Education, Social Reform and Advocacy
Format: Memorabilia and Ephemera
Time Period: 1980-1999
In this flier, the Congress of African Students announces the schedule for the 1981 Black Arts Festival. Events include the performance of the Chuck Davis Dance Company, a lecture from bio-chemist Dr. Richard Goldsby, and a concert by Mildred Salter.
Location: RG 8/93, B1, F3
Subject: Dickinson College Organizations, Dickinson College Student Life, Education, Social Reform and Advocacy
Format: Memorabilia and Ephemera
Time Period: 1980-1999
The 1982 Annual Black Arts Festival is presented by Dickinson College's Congress of African Students. The program for this festival highlights its theme, "Expression in Black,” as the schedule includes lectures by Oliver LaGrone, Carl B. Stokes, and Dr. James Rose, a performance by the...
Location: RG 8/93, B1, F4
Subject: Dickinson College Organizations, Dickinson College Student Life, Education, Social Reform and Advocacy
Format: Memorabilia and Ephemera
Time Period: 1980-1999
This flier outlines the schedule for Dickinson College's Congress of African Students' "A Black Arts Festival." Events include lectures by Oliver LaGrone and Carl B. Stokes, a Sound Entertainment party, and poetry reading from Nikki Giovanni.
Location: RG 8/93, B1, F4
Subject: Dickinson College Events, Dickinson College Organizations, Dickinson College Student Life, Education, Social Reform and Advocacy
Format: Memorabilia and Ephemera
Time Period: 1980-1999
The 1983 Annual Black Arts Festival is presented by Dickinson College's Congress of African Students. The program for this festival highlights its theme, "A Message in the Arts,” as the schedule includes an art exhibition, lectures by Catti James and John Rufus Caleb, and a screening of The...
Location: RG 8/93, B1, F4
Subject: Dickinson College Organizations, Dickinson College Student Life, Education, Social Reform and Advocacy
Format: Memorabilia and Ephemera
Time Period: 1980-1999
The 1984 Annual Black Arts Festival is presented by Dickinson College's Congress of African Students. The program for this festival highlights its theme, "Reflections on a Culture,” as the schedule includes numerous lectures and performance from prominent members of the African-American...
Location: RG 8/93, B1, F5
Subject: Dickinson College Organizations, Dickinson College Student Life, Social Reform and Advocacy, Visual and Performing Arts
Format: Memorabilia and Ephemera
Time Period: 1980-1999
This notebook details the process of scheduling and planning the 1985 Black Arts Festival, including information on budget allocations, questions for lecturers, and the formulation of an advertising campaign.
Location: RG 8/93, B1, F6
Subject: Dickinson College Events, Dickinson College Organizations, Dickinson College Student Life, Education, Social Reform and Advocacy
Format: Notes and Notebooks
Time Period: 1980-1999
The 1985 Annual Black Arts Festival is presented by Dickinson College's Congress of African Students. The program for this festival highlights its theme, "A Cultural Celebration,” as the schedule includes numerous lectures and performance from prominent members of the African-American community...
Location: RG 8/93, B1, F5
Subject: Dickinson College Organizations, Dickinson College Student Life, Social Reform and Advocacy, Visual and Performing Arts
Format: Memorabilia and Ephemera
Time Period: 1980-1999
A program for a the Tony Award winning musical Ain’t Misbehavin’, which is performed in Mathers Theatre as part of the 1985 Black Arts Festival.
Location: RG 8/93, B1, F6
Subject: Dickinson College Organizations, Dickinson College Student Life, Education, Visual and Performing Arts
Format: Memorabilia and Ephemera
Time Period: 1980-1999
The 18th Annual Black Artists Festival program highlights the three artists - Willie Birch, Vincent Smith, and Gilberto Wilson - whose work is on display in the Emil R. Weiss Center of the Arts as part of the “Black Artists Living in the Mid-Atlantic States” exhibition. These artists' are...
Location: RG 8/93, B1, F6
Subject: Dickinson College Organizations, Dickinson College Student Life, Education, Social Reform and Advocacy, Visual and Performing Arts
Format: Memorabilia and Ephemera
Time Period: 1980-1999
This brochure outlines the schedule for the Dickinson College's Congress of African Students' 18th Black Arts Festival. Events include lectures and workshops by three artists, a jazz ensemble, a disc jockey show, and a “program of gospel music.”
Location: RG 8/93, B1, F6
Subject: Dickinson College Events, Dickinson College Organizations, Dickinson College Student Life, Education, Social Reform and Advocacy, Visual and Performing Arts
Format: Memorabilia and Ephemera
Time Period: 1980-1999
This brochure outlines the schedule for the Dickinson College's Congress of African Students' 19th Black Arts Festival. Events include a comedy show, a film festival, a production of the musical One Mo’ Time, and a Catholic mass.
Location: RG 8/93, B1, F6
Subject: Dickinson College Organizations, Dickinson College Student Life, Education, Social Reform and Advocacy, Visual and Performing Arts
Format: Memorabilia and Ephemera
Time Period: 1980-1999
This brochure outlines the schedule for Dickinson College's Congress of African Students' 1988 Black Arts Festival. Events include a production by the Philadelphia Dance Company, a martial arts exhibit, the Peking Opera, and a lecture by Dr. Ralph Abernathy.
Location: RG 8/93, B1, F6
Subject: Dickinson College Organizations, Dickinson College Student Life, Education, Social Reform and Advocacy, Visual and Performing Arts
Format: Memorabilia and Ephemera
Time Period: 1980-1999
The Philadelphia Dance Company presents Phiadanco as part of the 1988 Black Arts Festival. This program highlights the dancers and choreographers.
Location: RG 8/93, B1, F6
Subject: Dickinson College Organizations, Dickinson College Student Life, Education, Social Reform and Advocacy, Visual and Performing Arts
Format: Memorabilia and Ephemera
Time Period: 1980-1999
