Acknowledgments

Curators, historians, archaeologists, filmmakers, farmworkers, fisherfolk, griots, pastors, sambistas, footballers, educators, and artists from across the globe created The Unfinished Conversations Series digital archive. As participants, interviewers, coordinators, and documentarians, this diverse group of collaborators shared their expertise to create this new archive.

The Simmons Center acknowledges the generous support of Abrams and Wyncote Foundations, which made The Unfinished Conversations Series possible.

INSTITUTIONAL PARTNERS

Iziko Museums of South Africa / South Africa

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The Unfinished Conversations Series Website
  • Editorial Team
    • Anthony Bogues

      Unfinished Conversations Project Director | Inaugural Director, Ruth J. Simmons Center for the Study of Slavery & Justice, Brown University

    • Yannick Etoundi

      Unfinished Conversations Graduate Fellow, Researcher, Documentary Project Manager, and Exhibition Curator | Department of the History of Art & Architecture, Brown University

    • Kiku Langford McDonald

      Unfinished Conversations Website Manager | Communications Manager, Ruth J. Simmons Center for the Study of Slavery & Justice, Brown University

    • Brian Meeks

      Acting Director (July to December 2025), Ruth J. Simmons Center for the Study of Slavery & Justice, Brown University

    • Karyn Mota

    • Sydney Smith

    • Shana Weinberg

  • Exhibition Design & Installation
    • Erin Wells Design

    • Ben Kaplan

  • Exhibition Catalog
    • Elise Kirk

    • Erin Wells Design

  • Staff at the Ruth J. Simmons Center for the Study of Slavery & Justice
    • Prof. Anthony Bogues

    • Sydney Natasha Astrid Rosario DeChambeau

    • Sabina Griffin

    • Kiku Langford McDonald

    • Africa Smith

    • Reina Thomas

    • Shana Weinberg

  • Faculty and Staff Partners at Brown University
    • Prof. Geri Augusto

    • Jennifer Betts

    • Chance Boas

    • Ashley Champagne

  • Brown University Student Research Team
    • zuri arman

    • Victoria Cheff

    • Dr. Sherri Cummings

    • Bridget DeLaney-Hall

  • Smithsonian Institute National Museum of African American History & Culture Staff
    • Dr. Lonnie G. Bunch III

    • Dr. Kevin Young

    • Dorey Butter

    • Dr. Paul Gardullo

Belgium
  • Belgium Project Team
    • Dominique Ankone

      Flemish Translator

    • Bukas Basumbandek

      Lingala Translator

    • Armand Bayala

      Videographer

  • Belgium Participants
    • Bosefe Baluka Iyaku

    • Jaqueline Goegebeur

    • Gaspard Habumuremyi

BRAZIL
  • Brazil Project Team
    • Dr. Martha Abreu

      site organizer & interviewer

    • Dr. Paul Gardullo

    • Dr. Keila Grinberg

    • Ademir Junior

      Videographer

  • Brazil Participants
    • Alcino Amaral

      musician

    • Marcelo Amaro

      musician

    • Cláudio Honorato

    • Maurício Hora

THE DEMOCRATIC REPUBLIC OF THE CONGO
  • DRC Project Team
    • Dr. Bambi Ceuppens

      site organizer & interviewer

    • Michée Diansana

    • Kevin Elonga

    • Dani Kula

    • Pierrot Mukanya-Mufuta

    • Diana Salakheddin

      Royal Museum for Central Africa

    • Paul Shemisi

      Videographer

    • Bukas Basumbandek

      Lingala Translator

  • DRC Participants
    • Jeanine Amusubi Yogolelo

    • Paul Dilungane Dia Mawonga

    • François Kadiebwe Wa Kasangu

    • Rachel Kapombo Ilodi

JAMAICA
  • Jamaica Project Team
    • Michael Anderson

      Videographer

    • Prof. Anthony Bogues

      Site organizer & interviewer

    • Jonathan Garcia

      videographer

    • Lennon Gray

      driver

  • Jamaica Participants
    • Sir Hilary Beckles

    • Marcus Goffe

    • Angela Henry

    • Prof. Robert (Bobby) A. Hill

  • Charles Town Maroons
    • Colonel Marcia Douglas

    • Angela Henry

SENEGAL
  • Senegal Team
    • Dr. Mouhamed Abdallah LY

      co-organizer 2019, 2021

    • Fatoumata Camara

      project manager, co-organizer 2023

    • Prof. Ibrahima Thiaw

      co-organizer 2019, 2021, 2023

  • 2019 Senegal Field Visit Participants
    • Abdrahmane Diallo

    • Demba Diallo

    • Younouss Diallo

    • Fandièry Diarra

  • Graduate Students at Université Cheikh Anta Diop (UCAD)
    • Aicha Kamité

    • Ibrahima Oumar Sy

    • Amadou Thiam

    • Elhadj Youssou Touré

  • 2019 Senegal Field Visit Global Curatorial Project Participants
    • Prof. Ibrahima Thiaw,

      co-organizer

    • Dr. Mouhamed Abdallah Ly

      co-organizer

    • Mouhamadou Deme

      Interpreter

    • Fatima Diallo

      Interpreter

  • Senegal 2021 Team
    • Tahirou Diop

    • Marius Gouané

    • Aicha Kamite

    • Dr. Mouhamed Abdallah Ly

  • Senegal Participants
    • Amadou Bâ

      2021, 2023 Interviewee

    • Faty Ba

      2019 Field Visit Participant; UC 2021 Interviewee

    • Abou Mamadou Ba

      UC 2021, 2023 Interviewee

    • Mouhamadou Bah

      UC 2021, 2023 Interviewee

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SOUTH AFRICA
  • South Africa Team
    • Amanda Botha

      Trainee

    • Prof. Anthony Bogues

      interviewer

    • Loyiso Centane

      Sound Recordist

    • Riefqua Franks

      Transcriber

  • South Africa Participants
    • Mercia Andrews

    • Jaco Boshoff

    • Najumoeniesa Damon

    • Shirley Davids

UNITED KINGDOM (Liverpool)
  • Liverpool Project Team
    • Ayo Akinrele

      RESPECT Member/ activist and Hope Uni student

    • Prof. Anthony Bogues

      interviewer

    • Claire Benjamin

      International Slavery Museum

    • Richard Benjamin

      International Slavery Museum

  • Liverpool Participants
    • Nicky Blaze

    • Judith Cummings

    • James Diboe

    • Muhammad Elmi

    • Howard Gayle

    • Rita Martelli

    • Kerry Nugent

    • Laurence Westgaph

    • Olayinka (Yinka) Mutiu Adio Yesufu

    • Ray Quarless

      UC 2017 Organizer/ UC 2022 Interviewee/RESPECT Member

UNITED STATES (Africatown, AL)
  • Africatown Project Team
    • Gabrielle Chantal Miller

      Site organizer, Interviewer

    • Tiffany McNeil

      Videographer

    • Johanna Obenda

      Site organizer, interviewer

  • Africatown Participants
    • Jordan Barnes

    • Joleigh Bush

    • Stephanie Coates

    • Thurman B. Coates

    • Arlean Horton

    • Brandon Hoyt

Global Curatorial Project Interviews
  • Dakar, Senegal Curator Interviews Project Team
    • Prof. Anthony Bogues

      interviewer

    • Mbaye Gueye

      driver

    • Djiby Diouf

      driver

  • Dakar, Senegal Curator Participants
    • Prof. Anthony Bogues

    • Dr. Bambi Ceuppens

  • Washington, D.C. Curator Interviews Project Team
    • Michael Anderson

      videographer

    • Prof. Anthony Bogues

      interviewer

  • Washington, D.C. Curator Interview Participants
    • Prof. Anthony Bogues

    • Dr. Paul Gardullo

  • Brown University Researcher Interviews Project Team
    • Yannick Etoundi

      interviewer

    • Michael Spaur

      director of photography (Brown University Media Services)

  • Brown University Researcher Interviews Participants
    • Yannick Etoundi

    • Nélari Figueroa Torres

  • The Unfinished Conversations: Telling New Stories Documentary Film
    • Anthony Bogues

      Unfinished Conversations Project Director & Executive Producer

    • Yannick Etoundi

      Documentary Project Manager, Researcher & Associate Producer