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Newspaper Page Textrebruary o, 199/ AUGUSTA FOCUS 6A Museum dedicated to black history From page one mittee scholars are Dr. Norman Mcßae, educator and historian; Anthony Cromwell Hill, project historian on the restoration and interpretation of the African Meeting House and the Smith School in Boston; Dr. Molefi Kete Asante, professor and chair, Depart ment of African-American Studies, Temple University; Dr. Darryl Scott, professor of history, Columbia Uni versity; Nashormeh Norma Lindo, for merly manager of educational pro grams, Schomburg Center for Research in Black Culture, New York; Dr. Rob ert O’ Meally, professor of Afro-Ameri can studies, Columbia University; Dr. Antoinette Handy, former director of National Endowment for the Arts’ music program,; Elisabeth Perez Luna, executive producer of National Public Radio’s Crossroads news magazine, C. Daniel Dawson, arts and media con sultant; Dr. Ella Forbes, assistant pro fessor, Department of African-Ameri can studies, Temple University; Dr. Robert Bland, Bowels of Hell Exhibi tion curator; Dr. Russell Adams, chair of Afro-American studies, Howard University. : The “Of The People: An African American Experience” core exhibit includes components that depict the Middle Passage, the Enslavement, Reconstruction, political empower ment, the African-American Renais sance, and African-American struggles and achievements. The components are interpreted in various forms, among which are the following: ASU presents world-renowned pianist World-renowned pianist Raymond Dudley will perform a concert/lecture at Augusta State University Mon day,Feb.lo,atß p.m.intheGroverC. Maxwell Performing Arts Theatre. Admission is free. 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Visit BL's Restaurant at 1117 Laney-Walker Blvd. or call (706) 828-7799 to arrange your celebrations. ! ' . TN i —— : /% “BVEPVERIRE B s e ! ‘1 ; : .:,, 1 8 - V',‘r ‘?.’ % Twaic ’: T e— ; 7 ; TR i N prome—— R T L el s 1 b 5 2y | ) £ =g WK 3 :sso3 - & ks Geb"eBLEE " . . 5 " / A &B i O 1 - ”‘" "‘ % : . s P b ‘ ‘w» @ s - b ' : R »'? oo ‘ L 4 Fs ; b/ 4 ol § - o — b ak - RA A San— Tl ol e % >om‘ 4 ﬁ o !.';lnffv;!( el e, W ; . P e . -’ p = " ..ﬂ‘ Model of the new Museum of African American History currently under construction. [ A three-part orientation sequence/ re-created slave ship will be the very first experience in the core exhibition incorporating a three-part walkthrough multimedia production. This begins the story of African-American history and introduces its major themes. @ Eight historical “stations” in the core exhibition will consist of images, quotes, facts, statistics, and artifacts that will focus on 1) African Memory, 2) The Crime, 3) Survival of Spirit, 4) The Imperfect Union, 5) Freedom and Betrayal, 6) Urban Struggle/Urban Splendor, 7) The Struggle for Empow erment and 8) Becoming the Future. recording of several of these works was chosen by Saturday Review as Record of the Year. He is a recipient of the Distinguished Artist Award from the Music Teachers National Association,and thisyearwasaward ed a Senior Arts Grant from the Can ada Council for the Arts. Whileresearching Haydn’s works in Vienna, he began playing the B An appropriate segment of a “Timeline of African-American His tory” runs along the leading edge. B Three dimensional “tableaux,” that dramatize aspects of the station themes, employ installation techniques that put visitors into provocative encounters with African-American history and culture. The exciting mixture of audip and visual presentation, along with the text and artifacts, will make this a stimulat ing learning environment for audiences of all ages and all walks of life. One aspect of the fabrication of the core exhibit is the inclusion of 50 life size body molds depicting the enslaved fortepiano and gave his first con cert for Princess Irene of Greece. Since that time, he has become a leading exponent oftheinstrument, both in recital and with orchestra. He has performed with such or chestras as the New York Philhar monic, London and 8.8. C. sym phonies and orchestras of Cincin nati, Toronto, Detroit and Africans on board a replica of a 70-foot slave ship. Fifty Detroit youth, be tween the ages of 8-17, posed as mod els for the figure casting. The core exhibition space is comple mented by two changing exhibition galleries devoted to the arts, history and technology. These galleries will host exhibitions developed by our museum as well as traveling exhibi tions from other institutions around the world. They will serve to continue an ongoing dialogue about our past, our present and the future for our local, regional, national and international audiences. Vancouver. Formerly a faculty member at Indiana University and the University of Cincinnati, he now serves on the music faculty at the University of South Carolina. Mr. Dudley is a native of Canada, and he attended the Royal Conser vatory. He also studied with the noted Hungarian teacher, Ilonka Deckers, in Milan. REPAIR YOUR CREDIT SLOW CREDIT * NO CREDIT BANKRUPTCY * DIVORCE REPOSSESSION WE CAN HELP! CALL JOHN DUFFY ON OUR CREDIT HOTLINE TODAY! 736-5500 AUGUSTA EEIMITSUBISHIE 1 |3‘|.oc|§a ggsnz '?; 'lzs'?vl;ﬁv MALL Too much political power, not enough economic independence By C. Mason Weaver Special to AUGUSTA FOCUS What is the goal of the black community? Economic power or political power? Political powerisa group experience: It is usually ac quired through a structured orga nization, run by clearly defined leaders, for the purpose of meeting mutually agreed-upon goals. Peo ple can join together for political power under many different orga nizations and groups. Youcanbe a member of a political party or an ideological constituency. You can work toward gaining political clout as a member of a group like the Concerned Women for America, the National Organization for Women, theJohn Birch Society or your local church. Thisis a proven, successful way to ensure political power. But does political power ensure eco nomic power? Have you ever noticed that Japa nese “communities” do not seem to worry abouthowmanyJapanesecon gressmen there are? Ever wonder why you do not have a Korean Con gressional Caucus? It seems odd to me that “Arab Americans” and “Jew ish Americans” with such strong and traditional political priorities seem moreinterestedineconomicsin Amer ica than politics. Why? Because eco nomics, not politics, is the path to achieving real personal freedom. However, economic power em powers the individual, not social leaders. Social leaders of every group are only interested in politi cal power because that empowers them. If the individual becomes powerful that individual does not need a leader. That is why we have so much focus on political power, Get FOCUSED! Subscribe to Augusta’s finest weekly newspaper for only $24.95 per year! Call Augusta Focus at 724-7855. not the power of self-determina tion. 3 While we prepare ourselves for | the season of black cultural aware- ' ness, let us prepare ourselves for independence from our cultural’ chains. While we honor Martin Luther King Jr. in January and ' clothe ourselves in African clothes ' in February, let us remember, the - feel oppressed - by drugs, crime, high taxes, bad ! schools and welfare is due more to * lack of money than lack of political power. ¢ I do not care how you define the - culture.” If the culture has + no strong semi-independent eco- | nomic base, then it resembles a ! plantation, not a community. The civil rights movement was very ! much about gaining control over: economic means, and not so much - about gaining political power as an ! end initself. Of course, votingrights were a very importantissue during ! the civil rights movement, but the March on Washington, boycotts, i demonstrations and civil disobedi- " ence often focused on jobs. i Jobs were the reason Martin Luther King traveled to Memphis ! the week of his assassination. Jobs - were the inspiration for the 1964 -. Civil Rights Act and the motiva tion behind the passage of affirma tive action laws. 1 Civil rights are of little help if the individual cannot secure income and takeadvantage oftherighttoliveand work where he pleases. Economic freedoms are not decided by political parties or a social culture: They are decided by the individual who s will ing to sacrifice all he has for all he desires. That is freedom and that is . America.