Civil War Living History

Civil War living historian Tom Davis gave a presentation on African-American soldiers in the Union Army to students in Professor Jeffrey LaMonica's American Civil War and Reconstruction class on 7 March.

Tom Davis Displays Photographs of His Civil War Ancestors

Constitution Center and African-American History Museum

Professor Adriana Bohm(Sociology) and Professor Jeffrey LaMonica(History) took students from their bundled Experiences in Diversity and World Civilizations courses to the Constitution Center and the African-American History Museum in Philadelphia on 10 November 2011.

Gettysburg Trip April 2011

Professor Ife Williams(Political Science) and Professor Jeffrey LaMonica(History) led a group of DCCC students to Gettysburg on 15 April 2011. The trip included a visit to the boarding house in Chambersburg, PA where John Brown planned his 1859 raid on Harper's Ferry, WV. Stops on the Gettysburg Battlefield were Little Round Top, Seminary Ridge, and Cemetery Hill.

John Brown's Room

DCCC Students at Seminary Ridge


The Group on Little Round Top

Baltimore Trip

Dr. Ife Williams(Political Science) and the Black and Woman's History Committee took a group of DCCC students on a trip to Baltimore on 1 April 2011. The trip included visits to the Frederick Douglass-Issac Myers Maritime Park, the Reginald F. Lewis Museum of Maryland African-American History, and the National Great Blacks in Wax Museum.

Frederick Douglass Talks to the Group in front of his Home

Harriett Tubman Speaks to DCCC Students at the Orchard Street Church

United Nations Trip 2010

Professor Jeff Salavitabar(Economics) and his economics students visited the United Nations in October 2010.

3rd Colored Infantry Regiment at DCCC

The Black and Woman's History Committee hosted the 3rd Colored Infantry Regiment for a living history presentation in the Large Auditorium on 2 February. The re-enactors discussed the role of African-American troops in the Union Army and displayed various Civil War artifacts. Students enrolled in the college's American Civil War course were on hand for the event. Learn more about the 3rd Colored Infantry Regiment at http://www.3rdusct.org/

The African Roots of the Blues

University of the Arts literature professor and Blues guitarist Chris Devenny gave a talk/performance on the African roots of American Blues music on 27 October in the Large Auditorium. The DCCC Student History Club and Public Service and Social Sciences Division sponsored the event.

Professor James Robertson(History) Hosts a Seminar at Temple

James Robertson(History) was selected to present a six week seminar for the Temple University Life Long Learning on the Renaissance and an eight week seminar on the Holocaust for the Kol Ami Synagogue in Elkins Park. This is the second seminar he has put on for Temple University, having done a six week seminar in the spring on the Holocaust which included four survivors in the group attending the function.

Professor LaMonica(History) Attends Conference in Kansas City

The National World War I Museum

Professor Jeffrey LaMonica(History) attended the joint National Seminar of the Western Front Association and the Great War Society at the National World War I Museum in Kansas City, MO on 10 and 11 September. The seminar was entitled The Men and Women of the Great War. Presentation topics included, US Army officer training for African-Americans, US Army Nurses in Europe, and the Austro-Hungarian Army. LaMonica serves as secretary of the Western Front Association.

Professor Bohm(Sociology) Attends Conference on Racism

Professor Adriana Bohm(Sociology) attended the annual Society for the Study of Social Problems(SSSP) Conference in Atlanta, Ga in August. She was one of two people who ran a session entitled "Working Together to End Racism" in which she worked with students of color.