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59 AN T I OC H CO L L E G E C L A S S O F 19 6 5 5 0 t h A N N I V E R S A R Y B O O K A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W X Y Z G O O D S O N In 1990 construction workers excavating for a federal of- fice building in Lower Manhattan uncovered bones that led to the rediscovery of the African Burial Ground, an 18th century cemetery in which enslaved Africans were buried. Four hundred of the thousands of remains buried were exhumed and analyzed, providing a new understanding of the harsh conditions in which enslaved Africans lived in New York City. The site is now man- aged by the National Park Service. In this residency, Dr. Goodson explores historical, social, journalistic and anthropological as- pects of this rediscovery from colonial America. UNWELCOME HISTORY: THE [ENSLAVED] AFRICAN PRESENCE ON OLD NEW YORK An Antioch College Interdisciplinary Residency Kevin McGruder, assistant professor of history, is pleased to announce an interdisciplinary residency, featuring historian andAntioch alumna, Dr.Martia Goodson ’65 FRIDAY, AUGUST 9 Some of Dem Bones: The New York African Burial Ground in Historical Perspective 7:00–9:00 p.m., McGregor Hall #113, Antioch campus This lecture will describe the excavated ceme- tery and the African Burial Ground Project which un- earthed the history of those who built New York.The rediscovery of the site in downtown Manhattan, the protests and research projects are explored in this dis- cussion of the largest archeological find of the 20th century. A summary of the scientific findings (biolog- ical, archeological, and anthropological reports) and the current status of the National Monument are back- ground for the presentation.The reports are available at: http://www.nps.gov/afbg/historyculture/archaeol- ogy-reports.htm. SATURDAY, AUGUST 10 Colonial Newspapers: Complicit with Slavery 10:00 a.m.–noon, McGregor Hall #149, Antioch campus This workshop examines and interprets newspa- per content about Africans in colonial NewYork news- papers. Participants will study, especially, the sale and “freedom-seeker” ads published between the 1730s and the 1770s. Voices from the Graves: The Telling Teeth and Talking Bones of the New York African Burial Ground 2:00–4:00 p.m., McGregor Hall #149, Antioch campus In this workshop, we will study the descriptions from skeletal biologists and archeologists about the children, women and men who labored in Old New York between the 1690s and 1790s.We will examine and interpret images of skeletons of children, women and men whose remains were excavated from the African Burial Ground. SUNDAY, AUGUST 11 Creating Art from History: A Workshop 2:00–5:00 p.m., McGregor Hall #149, Antioch campus Dr.Goodson will read excerpts of historical fiction from Black Bones, her multidisciplinary work on the African Burial Ground Project. Armed with a fact sheet on Old New York, a map of the colonial settlement, and other images, partici- pants will discuss and begin to create their own works of art.