Assemblage: Satellite dish, aluminum, model train tracks, circuit boards, paper, plexiglass, photo Railroad tracks and underlying templates denote depots along the Underground Railroad, the great migration of African Americans from southern cities and states to northern cities and states. The book cover and spine of "The Remarkable Advancement of the Afro-American" & "Progress of a Race", published in 1897, written by William Crogman with introduction by Booker T. Washington, highlight the importance of education in African Americans lives during the period following slavery. The copy of an envelope in the upper left and lower right corners are scriptures and prayers of the wife in the photo, scanned from an actual envelope and enlarged. Circuit boards are a metaphor for the currents in African Americans lives from the time of their ancestors being shipped throughout the African Diaspora till today. Currents of water, electricity, air, events, travel and time. Circuit boards also represent the brain power of a computer and are a metaphor for the intelligence, strength, creativity and power of the African American in his struggle for freedom. Photo: African American family in 1897, Mississippi. Great migration, Underground Railroad depots, family ties, "The Remarkable Advancement of the Afro-American" 1898 cover.

Assemblage: Satellite dish, aluminum, photo, circuit boards, paper, model railroad tracks. Railroad tracks and underlying templates denote the great re-migration of African Americans from northern cities and states to southern cities and states, highlighting education and HBCU's (Historically Black Colleges & Universities). The poem in the upper right corner is taken from the book "The Remarkable Advancement of the Afro-American" published in 1897, written by William Crogman with introduction by Booker T. Washington. The poem is We Are Rising by Rev. George C. Rowe. Circuit boards are a metaphor for the currents in African Americans lives from the time of their ancestors being shipped throughout the African Diaspora. Currents of water, electricity, air, events, travel and time. Circuit boards also represent the brain power of computers and are a metaphor for the intelligence, strength, creativity and power of African Americans in their struggle for freedom. A graduate’s tassel represents the importance of education in African Americans lives in their efforts to become free.