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| 700 Park Avenue |
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| 757-823-8374 |
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America's 400th Anniversary: |
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Voices from within the Veil |
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February 21-23, 2007 |
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Sheraton
Waterside Hotel |
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Norfolk
State University |
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© Chicago
History Museum |
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Poster and Poetry Semi-Finalists and Finalists
posing with the Honorable Timothy Kaine, Governor of the Commonwealth of Virginia (center), Carolyn Meyers, Ph.D., President of Norfolk State University, and the Honorable Paul Fraim, Mayor of the City of Norfolk. |
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Poster/Poetry Competition |
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Norfolk State University
partnered with the
Chrysler Museum of Art and
Wal-Mart Inc. in sponsoring
a Poster and Poetry
competition as part of the
Voices from within the Veil
conference. This
competition allowed
students from middle school,
high school, and college to
create posters or poetry that raised the
awareness of
African-American
perspectives on democracy in
America from the beginning
of the Jamestown Settlement
in 1607 until today.
Click here to view photograph gallery |
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 Twenty-one semi-finalists were chosen to have their works displayed at the Chrysler Museum of Art from February 21 until March 31, 2007. Winners were announced by the Honorable Timothy Kaine, Governor of Virginia, at the Chrysler Museum on February 21, 2007.
Prizes included gift certificates, Jamestown Settlement tours, Busch Gardens tickets and more.
Click here to view the powerpoint program and the student art work. |
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Semifinalists |
Se'Juana Alvanzo
view poster |
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Peter J. Booker
view poster |
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Caroline Kinlock Herre
"Being Different"
listen to poetry |
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Jackson Harper
"House of Burgesses"
listen to poetry |
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Karrington Holley
"Wanting to be Free"
listen to poetry |
Nnambi Jideani
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Jacqueline L. Jones
"Free Yourself"
listen to poetry |
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Felix E. Nwokeabia, Jr.
"Mental Chains"
listen to poetry |
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Emily Paatty
view poster |
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Skyla Powell
"Troubled Times"
listen to poetry |
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Claire L. Renn
view poster
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Kris Sibbaluca
view poster |
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