The words you are searching are inside this book. To get more targeted content, please make full-text search by clicking here.
Discover the best professional documents and content resources in AnyFlip Document Base.
Search
Published by Anneshia Hardy, 2018-01-08 15:54:16

National Center Proposal_draft design

National Center Proposal_draft design

THE NATIONAL CENTER FOR THE STUDY OF CIVIL RIGHTS
AND AFRICAN-AMERICAN CULTURE

CULTURAL
HERITAGE
EXPERIENCE AT

ASU

PROJECT ASSESSMENT AND
PROPOSAL

DATE

JANUARY TBA, 2018

PROPOSED BY

DR. JANICE FRANKLIN

PROJECT DIRECTOR

Overview

EXECUTIVE MISSION
LEADERSHIP
To research and preserve African-American
Dr. Janice Franklin history and culture. To serve as a living
Project Director museum and civil rights clearinghouse. To
teach and empower future generations. 
Dr. Dorothy Autrey, Program
Chair VISION

Dr. Howard H. Robinson, II To advance the study and values of the Civil
University Archivist Rights Movement and African-American
  culture by exploring the movement's past
Destiny Williams and future implications on society. The
Center will augment classroom instruction
Access Resources/Cultural and curriculum through its living museum,
Heritage Manager scholarly seminars, publications, and
appearances of its personnel at public
forums around Montgomery and elsewhere.
The facility will be a place for scholars,
students, lay historians, and all people
interested in studying the modern civil
rights movement and Montgomery's place
in it.

Background

In keeping up with the National Center’s mission, the Center serves as a clearinghouse for
information concerning Montgomery, Alabama's pivotal role in the shaping and development
of the modern civil rights movement, and to preserve and disseminate information reflective
of socioeconomic conditions, political culture, and history of African-Americans in
Montgomery.

In August of 1997, then Alabama State University president Dr. William H. Harris assembled
selected staff, faculty, and administrators to determine the feasibility of creating a center for
civil rights research. Out of that meeting, Dr. Janice Franklin was selected to serve as project
director. The committee she headed quickly united behind a vision to build a center that
would serve as a clearinghouse for information concerning the role of Montgomery, Alabama
in the modern civil rights movement and to preserve and disseminate information reflective
of socioeconomic conditions, political culture, and history of African-Americans in
Montgomery.

Today, the National Center is a research institute and repository in Montgomery, Alabama,
for the collection of civil rights and African-American cultural documents, artifacts, and other
memorabilia. Such a collection encompasses and allows for the study of the interdisciplinary,
diverse, and disparate character of civil rights and African-American culture. Although this
undertaking will naturally encompass and extend to other resources throughout the state, the
Center's focus is on Montgomery and its unique role in American history as the cradle of
both the Confederacy and the modern civil rights movement. Inclusive in this mission is an
effort to detail lives of African-Americans in Montgomery, their socio-economic and political
culture, and their history.

THE MONTGOMERY INTERPRETIVE CENTER
FOR THE SELMA TO MONTGOMERY
NATIONAL HISTORIC TRAIL

OVERVIEW MILESTONES

In collaboration with the NPS, State legislatures secured $275,000 in
ASU is working to develop state funding to acquire, relocate, and
exhibitions, programs, and refurbish the house
outreach efforts at the Monitored facility maintenance
Montgomery Interpretive Established a partnership with the Nat
Center (MIC) about the Selma King Cole Society
to Montgomery Voting Rights Awarded $25,000 IMLS project planning
March. grant/$5,000 tourism grant
Commissioned Southwest Museum
The Selma to Montgomery Services to devise a conceptual
National Historic Trail was interactive interpretive plan 
designated in 1996 by the
U.S. Congress. This legislation GOALS
directed the National Park
Service (NPS) to create three Develop educational and
interpretive centers for the interpretive programs that inform,
1965 Voting Rights March to educate, and inspire the campus
commemorate the 54-mile community and world-wide visitors
journey by Civil Rights Foster collaborative partnerships
advocates as they marched with the NPS and Montgomery
from Selma to Montgomery cultural heritage sites
along Highway 80.  
PRIORITIES

Cooperate to develop a formal
campus Volunteer-for-Credit
Program
Update the MOU with the the NPS
Collaborate with  NPS to design
temporary exhibits
Ensure parking spaces are
designated for the Interpretive
Center

THE NAT KING COLE HOUSE MUSEUM

OVERVIEW MILESTONES

Nat King Cole, famed jazz State legislatures secured $275,000 in
pianist and vocalist, was born state funding to acquire, relocate, and
in Montgomery, Alabama in refurbish the house
1919.  In 2000, ASU Monitored facility maintenance
purchased Cole’s birth-home Established a partnership with the Nat
from Amos Harris, local Nat King Cole Society
King Cole enthusiast, and Awarded $25,000 IMLS project planning
restored it in anticipation of grant/$5,000 tourism grant
operating a house museum.  Commissioned Southwest Museum
Services to devise a conceptual
interactive interpretive plan 
Formed an agreement with the Nat King
Cole estate to gain permissions to use
images and recordings

GOALS

To devise a fundraising plan to
execute the grant funded Nat King
Cole House Museum interactive
exhibition plan
Open the Nat King Cole House
Museum by 2022 with all structural
needs of the project addressed

PRIORITIES

Ensure critical maintenance issues
are addressed to prevent
structural deterioration
Launch a cooperative fundraising
initiative to fully implement
 interactive exhibition plan
Target Goal:  $679,200 

Ralph David Abernathy House
Museum 

OVERVIEW MILESTONES

The historic First Baptist State legislators secured funding to
Church parsonage was refurbish the house
occupied by ASU alumnus Rev. Chambliss Architectural Firm
Ralph David Abernathy. commissioned and executed a
furnishing  plan 
During his tenure as Vice Monitored facility maintenance
President (1958-60) and Established a tentative agreement with
President (1960-61) of the the Abernathy family to secure original
Montgomery Improvement house furniture
Association, the parsonage
was bombed by White GOALS
vigilantes in 1957, was the site
where ASU students planned To devise a fundraising plan to
the 1960 Montgomery execute the grant funded Nat King
Courthouse sit-ins, and was Cole House Museum interactive
the location for a press exhibition plan
conference (MLK, Abernathy, Open the Nat King Cole House
John Lewis) announcing plans Museum by 2022 with all structural
to continue the 1961 Freedom needs of the project addressed
Rides.  
PRIORITIES

Solidify interpretive plan by
obtaining rights to pertinent
images and acquiring original
house furniture from the
Abernathy family
Ensure critical maintenance issues
are addressed to prevent
structural deterioration
Launch a cooperative fundraising
initiative to fully implement
interpretive plan (Target Goal:
 $50,000) 

The National Center for the Study of
Civil Rights and African-American
Culture

OVERVIEW MILESTONES

The historic First Baptist Built an endowment of $2 million  
Church parsonage was Acquired of 1345 Carter Hill Road as a
occupied by ASU alumnus Rev. gallery for National Center programs 
Ralph David Abernathy. Maintains staff consisting of three full-
time and one part-time person 
During his tenure as Vice 2017- sponsored more than twenty
President (1958-60) and programs 
President (1960-61) of the 2017- presented to 10 international
Montgomery Improvement delegations in cooperations with the
Association, the parsonage Department of State
was bombed by White 2017- hosted over 3,000 visitors 
vigilantes in 1957, was the site Hosted more than 400 programs over a
where ASU students planned 20 year period, including: Conferences,
the 1960 Montgomery Symposia, Film Festivals, Exhibits,
Courthouse sit-ins, and was Workshops, Book Discussions, Brown
the location for a press Bags, Community Outreach, Cultural
conference (MLK, Abernathy, Heritage Networking
John Lewis) announcing plans As an outreach arm for the University the
to continue the 1961 Freedom National Center programs have led to the
Rides.   acquisition of archival collection reflecting
the history and culture of African
American people 

GOALS

Building renovations and repairs 
Funding for public programming
and exhibitions 

PRIORITIES

Roof repairs 
Termite treatment 
Curation and installation of
Interpretive exhibition  
Expand gallery and art storage space

Contributors

Dr. Janice Franklin
Project Director

Dr. Dorothy Autrey 
Program Chair

Dr. Howard H. Robinson, II
University Archivist

Destiny Williams
Access Resources/Cultural Heritage

Manager 

Anneshia Hardy
Staff Associate, National Center


Click to View FlipBook Version