Galloway, N.J. — Stockton University’s School of Arts and Humanities will host a conversation exploring African American history, art and archival collections as part of the nation's 250th anniversary commemoration at 4:30 p.m. Tuesday, Nov. 17, in the Campus Center Theater on the Galloway campus.

The event, “Manifest: Thirteen Colonies: A Semiquincentennial Conversation with Sarah Clunis and Wendel A. White,” will examine African American artifacts and their significance in understanding the nation's history.

The discussion will feature Wendel A. White, distinguished professor of Art and American Studies (Photography) at Stockton, and Sarah Anita Clunis, head of Anthropology Collections at the Yale Peabody Museum.

The two will explore the intersection of America's semiquincentennial — the 250th anniversary of the nation's founding — and White's publication of “Manifest,” offering perspectives on the role of art, historical artifacts and archival collections in preserving and interpreting African American history.

White has had his work on display in several museums, including the National Gallery of Art in Washington, D.C., and the San Francisco Museum of Modern Art. His latest book “Manifest: Thirteen Colonies” is White’s attempt to find and document African American material culture in the libraries, museums and archives of the 13 original English colonies and Washington, D.C.

Clunis’ research centers on African art history, Western museum displays of African objects, aesthetics, gender, race and the African diaspora.

A reception will follow the discussion. For more information, visit stockton.edu/arhu or email arhu@stockton.edu.