HTS Museum Exhibition: A Plantation and Its People

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Event Details
  • Date/Time:
    • Tuesday April 16, 2013 - Wednesday April 17, 2013
      5:00 pm - 6:59 pm
  • Location: Clough Commons, 3rd Floor Gallery, 266 Fourth St. NW, Atlanta, GA 30332
  • Phone: (404) 385-6439
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  • Fee(s):
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Contact

School of History, Technology and Society

404-894-3196

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The Diamond Hill Plantation, located in north Georgia just east of Dalton, was a melting pot of early American people in the nineteenth century.  The Cherokee plantation owners interacted daily with nearby European missionaries and over one hundred enslaved Africans, and this exhibit explores the intersection of these different cultural groups.

An exhibit designed and curated by the undergraduate students in History, Technology and Society: Introduction to Museum Studies

Additional Information

In Campus Calendar
Yes
Groups

Ivan Allen College of Liberal Arts, School of History and Sociology

Invited Audience
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Categories
Arts and Performance
Keywords
african american history, Museum Studies
Status
  • Created By: LaDonna Bowen
  • Workflow Status: Published
  • Created On: Apr 15, 2013 - 5:44am
  • Last Updated: Oct 7, 2016 - 10:03pm