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Articles in June-July, 1994 issue of American Visions

• A showcase of performance art - first African-American Performance Art Festival, San Francisco, California
  by Anthony C. Murphy
• Summer reading: our most revered writers' favorite works validate for us the authors' voices and judgments - and their treasures - includes specific titles
• Curacao: stamped with Africa - includes visitor information and recommended activities
  by Harriet Jackson Scarupa
• Four centuries: Jamestown - the origin of African American history - Advertising Supplement: Virginia
  by Henry Chase
• A dance to Ellington - choreographer Talley Beatty's new work, a tribute to Duke Ellington, 'Ellingtonia'
  by Anthony C. Murphy
• Art on the half shell - how artist C. Thomas Baylock began his career drawing on a pistachio shell
  by Melanie Payne
• Climbing the family tree without leaving home - using personal information to trace family genealogy
  by Eileen Beal
• Bringing back the black frontier: Virginia's Explore Park - living history museum that celebrates African American culture - Advertising Supplement: Virginia
  by Henry Chase
• Vernacular theory - 1994 summer seminars on African American language and literature at Pennsylvania State University
  by Anthony C. Murphy
• Royal legacy - tribute to the late African American chef and restaurateur Ernest H. Royal
  by Milford C. Prewitt
• Past due and on time! The Valentine Museum - use of innovative media to display African American history exhibits, Richmond, Virginia - Advertising Supplement: Virginia
  by Henry Chase
• Sculpting sacred groves - exhibit of works by Helen Evans Ramsaran, Chrysler Museum, Norfolk, Virginia
  by Anthony C. Murphy
• Mr. Downing and his oyster house: the life and good works of an African-American entrepreneur - 19th century New York, New York restaurateur, Thomas Downing
  by John H. Hewitt
• Mystic trumpet man Malachi Thompson - jazz trumpeter
  by Douglas Turner
• Proud, free and black: Petersburg - visiting the Virginia location of the largest number of 19th century free slaves - Advertising Supplement: Virginia
  by Henry Chase
• A gathering of eagles - American Visions magazine information services for African American culture and history - Column
  by Timothy L. Jenkins
• 1994 Ad
  by Anthony C. Murphy
• Anchor of the Soul - documentary about African American history in Maine - includes screening dates
  by Donna Gold
• Seeing the spirit: The Virginia Museum of Fine Arts - African American collection, Richmond, Virginia - Advertising Supplement: Virginia
  by Henry Chase