Our Team

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

Dr. Janice R. Franklin |Dean, Levi Watkins Learning Center/Project Director, Center for Civil Rights

Project Mentors

Dr. Howard Robinson, University ArchivistDr. Dorothy Autrey | Program Chair, National CenterDestiny Williams, Access Services/Cultural Heritage ManagerCassandra Cavness, Humanities/Digital ArchivistAnneshia Hardy, Instructional Technologist

National Center Staff

Yvette Harris | Staff Associate Joy Randolph | Staff AssociateBarbara Weatherly | Part Time-Staff Associate

Levi Watkins Learning Center Staff

2018 Robert Frederick Smith Fund Fellows

Through the Robert Frederick Smith Fund, administered by the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, The National Center for the Study of Civil Rights and African American Culture applied for, and received two fellows to work on a specific project over the course of the summer. The Fund aims at increasing the number of museum professionals from underrepresented backgrounds in the field. After a rigorous application and interview process Kendell and La-Kisha were the two fellows selected to complete this project. The project was supported by the staff at the National Center and the Levi Watkins Learning Center.

La-Kisha Emmanuel

La-Kisha Emmanuel is a second-year master’s student in history at the University of Alabama. After her master’s degree, she hopes to continue onto a Ph.D. program with an end goal of working not only within academia as an educator, but also pursuing her passion for engaging with the public in the cultural sector. She is happy that through the creation of a publicly accessible website to house these interviews, she is part of the preservation of African American voices and the dissemination of this information to the public. Since academia often does not reach the wider public and often is not accessible for people of color, she wishes that this project continues to expand and share resources with her community.

Kendell Long

Kendell Long is a senior at Georgetown University, double-majoring in Government and African-American Studies. As a Robert F. Smith Fund Fellow. Kendell has spent this summer collecting oral histories throughout Alabama of individuals connected to Montgomery's civil rights activities. Through this fellowship, Kendell has recognized the importance, more now than ever, for Black voices to be at the head of the table in presenting our stories. Through the deeply humbling and moving interviews of this project, Kendell is reenergized and refreshed to continue to pursue a career utilizing social-impact research, education, and storytelling to amplify marginalized communities.
Learn more about Kendell at KendellKLong.com

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