Nobis Project

09/15/2026

May remembrance bring restoration. 🕊️

Image 1: 16th Street Baptist Church in Birmingham, Alabama was the site of a bombing that occurred on September 15, 1963 as a result of racial violence against African Americans in the city. This was one of many violent occurrences in resistance against the national yearning for justice and civil rights granted to all citizens, and primarily those descending from the transatlantic slave trade who were now an integral part of the United States cultural fabric. The audio is from an interview of Sarah Collins Rudolph featured by by journalist Tanya Ott in 2013.

Image 2: This stained glass window that sits in 16th Street Baptist Church today was designed by Welsh artist John Petts as a symbol that people around the world cared about their suffering and sacrifice. The window depicts a melanated Christ, with one hand rejecting hatred and injustice and the other offering forgiveness. The audio is from a speech given by Angela Davis during an event hosted by the Civil Rights and Restorative Justice Project in 2013.

09/15/2026

Does music carry more than just sound?

The Second Line is a tradition out of African-American communities within the city of New Orleans. When a community member passes, there is usually a funeral procession that consists of the immediate family honoring their loved ones, but sadness and grief aren’t the only emotions expressed in this human experience. As told by guides from the Cultural Curriculum Project, another procession follows the first–the Second Line. “In New Orleans, everything is a celebration and to celebrate the life and the presence of the person that has passed we create the Second Line.”

Death isn’t finality. The existence of pain doesn’t mean the absence of joy. Both hold space here, and per this New Orleans tradition, carry on the presence of existence, power of community, and practice of musicianship.

So back to our initial question. Does music carry more than just sound?



Cultural curriculum project

08/09/2024

September PD on Indigenous & First Africans of VA & NC - https://mailchi.mp/ae8916b4d7ee/have-you-planned-your-summer-pd-8327289

07/25/2024

I am Sapelo!

02/12/2024

Nobis Project Awarded NEH Grant for Educators - https://mailchi.mp/5106c14fc9b8/announcing-our-new-program-origin-stories-indigenous-people-first-africans-of-vanc-6164819

01/30/2024

Deadline approaching for Nobis Project's NEH Grant for Educators: Legacy of Early African Americans and the Gullah-Geechee People -

NEH Landmarks of American History & Culture Workshop Session I: July 14-19, 2024 Session II: July 21-26, 2024

09/11/2023

Using Community Engagement to Deepen Our Understanding of DEIJB - https://mailchi.mp/ce04e3a8dd1e/introducing-new-locations-new-stories-6144203

08/25/2023

November PD on Power of Black Land: A Gullah-Geechee Field Experience - https://mailchi.mp/9614cafe9db7/have-you-planned-your-summer-pd-6144059

05/01/2023

Summer PD on Power of Black Land: A Gullah-Geechee Field Experience - https://mailchi.mp/8cc8c3595cd1/have-you-planned-your-summer-pd-6123731

02/14/2023

Summer PD on Power of Black Land: A Gullah-Geechee Field Experience - https://mailchi.mp/4380c72a8b51/have-you-planned-your-summer-pd-6115519