Amos, Alcione
Former Curator
Amos, Alcione
Former Curator
impact of migration and immigration on urban populations, in particular post-Civil War population changes in Washington, DC; post-slavery societies, in particular study of Black Seminole society in the United States and Mexico and Afro-Brazilian returnees to West Africa in the 19th century.
Background And Education
Education And Training
Research And Grants
Investigator On
Publications
Selected Publications
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Article
- Cooper, Kyle and Amos, Alcione. 2022. "A DC neighborhood's history explored in a new Smithsonian exhibit." WTOP, Apr 16, 2022, Washington, DC. 2022
- Sullivan, Keely and Amos, Alcione. 2020. "How the Barry Farm Community Desegregated the District." East of the River, Aug 10, 2020. 2020
- Amos, Alcione. 2020. "Smithsonian's Anacostia Community Museum: It Happened Here in Anacostia: One Century of History." The Washington Informer, Jan 12, 2021. 26–26. 2020
- Amos, Alcione M. and Savage, Patricia Brown. 2017. "Frances Eliza Hall: Postbellum Teacher in Washington, DC." Washington History 29 (1):42-54. 2017
- Amos, Alcione M. and Ayoh'Omidire, Félix. 2012. "O Babalaô Fala: a Autobiografia De Martiniano Eliseu do Bomfim." Afro-Asia 46:229-261. https://doi.org/10.1590/s0002-05912012000200007 2012
- Amos, Alcione M. 2011. "Black Seminoles: the Gullah Connection." The Black Scholar 41 (1):32-47. https://doi.org/10.5816/blackscholar.41.1.0032 2011
- Amos, Alcione M. 2011. "Lorenzo Dow Turner: Connecting Communities Through Language." The Black Scholar 41 (1):2-15. https://doi.org/10.1080/00064246.2011.11413538 2011
- Amos, Alcione M. 2011. "The Living Legacy of Lorenzo Dow Turner: The First African-American Linguist." Black Scholar 41 (1):1. https://doi.org/10.1080/00064246.2011.11413536 2011
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Blog Posting
- Amos, Alcione M. 2019. "A Picture of Resolve: Frances Eliza Hall’s Dedication To Her Students In A Newly Established Community East Of The Anacostia River." [Blog] . 2019. https://cdi.anacostia.si.edu/2019/03/26/a-picture-of-resolve-frances-eliza-halls-dedication-to-her-students-in-a-newly-established-community-east-of-the-anacostia-river/. 2019
- Amos, Alcione M. 2019. "Elizabeth Chase: Barry Farm/Hillsdale Self-Made Suffragette." [Blog] . 2019. https://cdi.anacostia.si.edu/2019/04/17/elizabeth-chase-barry-farm-hillsdale-self-made-suffragette/. 2019
- Amos, Alcione M. 2015. ""Contrabands” African American Refugees in Washington During the Civil War." [Blog] . 2015. http://cdi.anacostia.si.edu/2015/03/16/contrabands-african-american-refugees-in-washington-during-the-civil-war/. 2015
- Amos, Alcione M. 2015. "Back at the Gantois 75 years later." [Blog] . 2015. http://cdi.anacostia.si.edu/2015/12/18/back-at-the-gantois-75-years-later/. 2015
- Amos, Alcione M. 2015. "Doing Research with the Dictionary on Hand." [Blog] . 2015. http://cdi.anacostia.si.edu/2015/11/02/doing-research-with-the-dictionary-on-hand/. 2015
- Amos, Alcione M. 2015. "Historic Barry Farm: A Place of Pride and Achievement." [Blog] . 2015. http://cdi.anacostia.si.edu/2015/05/19/historic-barry-farm-a-place-of-pride-and-achievement/. 2015
- Amos, Alcione M. 2015. "When History Comes Alive!." [Blog] . 2015. http://cdi.anacostia.si.edu/2015/07/07/when-history-comes-alive/. 2015
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Book
- Amos, Alcione M. 2007. Os que voltaram: a história dos retornados afro-brasileiros na África Ocidental no século XIX. Tradição Planalto. 2007
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Chapter
- Amos, Alcione M. 2017. "Amaros and Agudás: The Afro-Brazilian Returnee Community in Nigeria in the 19th Century." in Yoruba in Brazil, Brazilians in Yorubaland: cultural encounter, resilience, and hybridity in the Atlantic world, edited by Afolabi, Niyi and Falola, Toyin., Carolina Academic Press. 2017
- Amos, Alcione M. 2013. "The Price of Freedom." in Smithsonian Civil War: Inside the National Collection, edited by Kagan, Neil and Hyslop, Stephen G., 40-41. Smithsonian Books. 2013
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Information Content Entity
- Amos, Alcione M. 2017. "[Presentation:] “Destroying the Reno Neighborhood.”." Given at . 2017
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Webpage
- Amos, Alcione and Cirruzzo, Chelsea. 2022. New Smithsonian exhibit examines the erasure of Barry Farm-Hillsdale. Axios. Apr 12, 2022 (online) Axios. 2022
Contact
Location
- Anacostia Community Museum Department
