John Wilmerding Symposium 2022: Session III: “Blackness is not peripheral to the American project"

Clint Smith, Renée Stout, and Hank Willis Thomas present on the role of history and memory in shaping American culture and identity. This is the third talk of the three-part series "John Wilmerding Symposium on American Art: Afro-Atlantic Histories," which gathers literary and visual artists to reflect on how art responds to and shapes both official and overlooked narratives wrought by the transatlantic slave trade and its legacies. Watch the entire video by Hank Willis Thomas titled “A Person is More Important Than Anything Else…,” commissioned by NY Live Arts for the Year of James Baldwin: https://hankwillisthomas.com/WORKS/Video/2 Watch the lecture: https://youtu.be/oM6_4MmmzJU Find out more about the John Wilmerding Symposium and Community Celebration: Afro-Atlantic Histories on our website:      https://www.nga.gov/learn/adults/john-wilmerding-symposium-community-celebration-afro-atlantic-histories.html Still haven’t subscribed to our YouTube channels?  National Gallery of Art ►►https://www.youtube.com/NationalGalleryofArtUS National Gallery of Art Talks ►►https://www.youtube.com/NationalGalleryofArtTalks      ABOUT THE NATIONAL GALLERY OF ART      The National Gallery of Art serves the nation by welcoming all people to explore and experience art, creativity, and our shared humanity.    More National Gallery of Art Content: Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/nationalgalleryofart Twitter: https://twitter.com/ngadc Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/ngadc/ Pinterest: https://www.pinterest.com/ngadc/_created/ E-News: https://nga.us4.list-manage.com/subscribe/post?u=e894a1837aca4526f7e8a11b3&id=2085ff9475 #Art #NationalGalleryOfArt #ClintSmith #ReneeStout #HankWillisThomas #ECarmenRamos #HowtheWordIsPassedAReckoningwiththeHistoryofSlaveryAcrossAmerica #AfricaIsEverywhere #AfroAtlanticHistories #Wilmerding #Blackness #slavery