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Creator
National Summit on Africa
Call number
Sc MIRS National 2000
Physical description
87 audio_recordings
Language
English
Preferred Citation
National Summit on Africa audio collection, Schomburg Center for Research in Black Culture, Moving Image and Recorded Sound Division, The New York Public Library
Sponsor
An anonymous donor funded preliminary processing for this collection. The Andrew W. Mellon Foundation supported a research library-wide grant for the digitization, and funded the Schomburg for the description and production of the finding aid as part of The Next Century of Black Studies Project.
Repository
Schomburg Center for Research in Black Culture, Moving Image and Recorded Sound Division
Access to materials
Appointment preferred: Request an in-person research appointment.

The National Summit on Africa, subtitled "Africa and America: Partners in the New Millennium," was held in Washington, DC from February 16 through 20, 2000. The collection consists of eighty-seven audio recordings of the summit.

Biographical/historical information

The National Summit on Africa was held from February 16 through 20, 2000 in Washington, D.C. Subtitled "Africa and America: Partners in the New Millennium," the summit was put on by the US-Africa Partnership of the US State Department in order to discuss political, economic, and social partnerships between the US and African countries. The five thematic committees of the summit were peace and security; education and culture; democracy and human rights; sustainable development; and economic development, trade, and investment. The Southern Center for International Studies (SCIS) hosted the summit. The keynote speaker was President Bill Clinton. Other notable speakers were Vice President Al Gore, President Daniel Toroitich arap Moi of Kenya, Vice President Atiku Abubakar of Nigeria, and other American and African dignitaries.

Scope and arrangement

The National Summit on Africa audio collection consists of eighty-seven audio recordings arranged chronologically and in order of the program. Since the collection's original formats are audio cassettes, many of the items contain two or more parts, one for each side of the cassette. Biographical information regarding participants reflects their position at the time of the event, unless otherwise stated. Square brackets in item's content notes indicate unclear names or spellings.

Administrative information

Processing information

Collection inventoried by Nathan Evans. Collection processed and described by Ornella U. Baganizi, archivist; and Shola Lynch, curator. Finding aid published in 2024.

Using the collection

Location

Schomburg Center for Research in Black Culture, Moving Image and Recorded Sound Division
515 Malcolm X Boulevard, New York, NY 10037-1801
Third Floor

Access to materials

Appointment preferred: Request an in-person research appointment.