Talladega College

Talladega College will reinterpret six Amistad murals housed at the Dr. William R. Harvey Museum of Arts. The historic murals, painted by African American artist Hale Woodruff, illustrate captured Africans in their fight against slavery, quest for freedom and repatriation, and struggle for liberation, educational enlightenment, and equality. The project also will identify, inventory, assess, catalog, digitize, and preserve 400 artifacts for use in enhancing the Amistad Mural exhibition. Project staff will create an online searchable repository of the collections and make the newly digitized materials more accessible as thematically organized resources compatible with K-12 state educational standards. The project will result in increased access to historic materials for use by academics and researchers, while the reinterpretation of the murals will build greater knowledge and awareness of African American history for museum visitors, teachers, and students.