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The New Philadelphia Association presents a series of discussions on the histories, heritage, and planned commemorations of several African American communities that thrived in the 19th and 20th centuries. These discussions will address the challenges of understanding complex pasts of these communities and competing approaches to presenting their historical and humanities lessons to broad public audiences in the present. Speakers will lead discussions on particular cases and how they compare and contrast to one another: New Philadelphia, Illinois; Rosewood, Florida; Lincoln Home National Park, in central Illinois; Adorkaville, Florida; and, Little Africa in southern Illinois.