Registration now open!
Black History Scholars
Historic Site Tours
Celebration of African American Culture
REGISTER HERE
A unique experience awaits history buffs, scholars, lovers of black history, and anyone interested in African American culture at the Progressive Journey Conference, October 12-14, 2011, in Jeffersonville, IN. Discover Indiana’s little known early history as some of the country’s top scholars in African American and Indiana history share their insights. Take tours to sites where authentic African American structures are intact. Leave with an inspiring message of hope from Indiana’s first African American federal judge. Register today to increase your knowledge and understanding of a period of American history during which Indiana is at the forefront!
Featuring some of the country’s top scholars in African American history:
Dr. J. Blaine Hudson, University of Louisville
Author, Fugitive Slaves and The Underground Railroad in the Kentucky Borderland
Dr. Anna-Lisa Cox, Harvard University’s W.E.B. Du Bois Institute
Author, A Stronger Kinship: One Town’s Extraordinary Story of Hope and Faith
Dr. Rasul Mowatt, Indiana University
Dr. Bessie House-Soremekun, Center for Global Entrepreneurship and Sustainable Development
Dr. Paul Gardullo, The Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture
Indiana’s own trail blazer, The Honorable Tanya Walton Pratt, U. S. District Court Judge Southern District of Indiana
Indiana’s first African American federal judge
Plus …
Tours of historical sites along the Indiana African American Heritage Trail
Full conference pass includes:
- 2 nights at Fairfield Inn & Suites
- Opening reception at the Falls Of The Ohio Interpretive Center
- All conference sessions (View current itinerary here)
- Lunch and dinner on Thursday
- Closing Luncheon on Friday
- $375 (Indicates single occupancy rates. For details on how to save on registration fee, contact us.)
- Registration deadline: September 1, 2011
- $350 Early Registration deadline: August 15, 2011 (includes same as regular registration.)
Day Conference Pass includes:
- Opening reception at the Falls Of The Ohio Interpretive Center
- All conference sessions (View current itinerary here)
- Lunch and dinner on Thursday
- Closing Luncheon on Friday
- $175
- Registration deadline: September 1, 2011
Partial Conference Events Passes:
- $15.00 – Reception at Falls Of The Ohio Interpretive Center, Wed., October 12
- $125.00 – Tour of sites and luncheon Thursday, October 13
- $50 – Sessions in morning & luncheon Friday, October 14
- $200 – Table for eight at Judge Tanya Walton Pratt closing luncheon Friday, October 14
- Registration deadline: September 1, 2011 for all partial conference events
Make your check or money order payable to SIMEI Inc, 1613 E. 8th St., Suite 225, Jeffersonville, IN 47130. Call the Trail Welcome Center, better known as The Depot, at 812-284-4453 to purchase conference passes by credit card.
View Conference Itinerary | Register