{"id":574,"date":"2018-05-25T22:52:00","date_gmt":"2018-05-26T02:52:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/sites.williams.edu\/lats232spring18\/?p=574"},"modified":"2026-04-16T14:28:12","modified_gmt":"2026-04-16T18:28:12","slug":"minority-coalitions-at-what-cost-black-representation-in-the-arts-campaign-and-the-ars-nova-production-of-underground-railroad-game-records","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sites.williams.edu\/lats232spring18\/archivistas\/john-rodriguez\/minority-coalitions-at-what-cost-black-representation-in-the-arts-campaign-and-the-ars-nova-production-of-underground-railroad-game-records\/","title":{"rendered":"Minority Coalition\u2019s &#8220;At What Cost?: Black Representation in the Arts&#8221; Campaign and the Ars  Nova Production of &#8220;Underground Railroad Game&#8221; Records"},"content":{"rendered":"<h3>Abstract<\/h3>\n<p>The records of the Minority Coalition\u2019s <em>At What Cost?: Black Representation in the&nbsp;<\/em><em>Arts<\/em> campaign include e-mail correspondence, advertising and programming for the&nbsp;<em>Underground Railroad Game<\/em> performance and other shows, meeting minutes, newspaper articles, photographs, and oral interviews.<\/p>\n<h3>Background Information<\/h3>\n<p>History: The <em>At What Cost?: Black Representation in the Arts<\/em> campaign was started by the Minority Coalition (MinCo) as a result of the performance of the Ars Nova show <em>Underground Railroad Game<\/em>. The campaign was run by Zeke King Phillips with the help of other MinCo members and close friends. The campaign was executed through posters, digital communications, conversations, and panels. This collection was created through the College Archives with the hope of preserving student activism for future conversation. By creating an institutional memory around the campaign, this collection aims to create a body of history that recognizes the need for continued conversation, organizes materials for future action, and acknowledges the work that remains to be done in order to improve the experiences of Black students. These records were generated by Zeke (as co-chair of MinCo) and by other departments, committees, or individuals on campus in response to the campaign and the performance. The records were organized and entered into the College Archives by John Rodr\u00edguez.<\/p>\n<p>COMPLETE FINDING AID:<strong> <a href=\"https:\/\/sites.williams.edu\/lats232spring18\/files\/2018\/05\/John-Rodriguez_Archive-Finding-Aid.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">John-Rodriguez_Archive Finding Aid<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<h3>Williams College Archives <strong>[MC-206]<\/strong><\/h3>\n<p class=\"item-title\"><a class=\"md-primoExplore-theme full-view-mouse-pointer\" tabindex=\"-1\" href=\"https:\/\/archivesspace.williams.edu\/repositories\/2\/resources\/483\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" data-emailref=\"alma991014023680802786\"><span data-field-selector=\"::title\"><span dir=\"auto\">Underground Railroad Games collection, 2018. <\/span><\/span><\/a><span data-field-selector=\"creator\"><span dir=\"auto\">Minority Coalition (Williams College, Williamstown, Mass.) Creator. <\/span><\/span><span data-field-selector=\"creationdate\"><span dir=\"auto\">2018<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h3>Selected Artifacts<\/h3>\n<h4><strong>AUDIO<\/strong><\/h4>\n<p>D\u2019Oliveira, Danielle. Personal interview. 7 May 2018. [3-minute excerpt]<\/p>\n<audio class=\"wp-audio-shortcode\" id=\"audio-574-1\" preload=\"none\" style=\"width: 100%;\" controls=\"controls\"><source type=\"audio\/mpeg\" src=\"https:\/\/sites.williams.edu\/lats232spring18\/files\/2018\/05\/Interview_Danielle_D_Oliveira_5.7.18_3-min-excerpt.mp3?_=1\" \/><a href=\"https:\/\/sites.williams.edu\/lats232spring18\/files\/2018\/05\/Interview_Danielle_D_Oliveira_5.7.18_3-min-excerpt.mp3\">https:\/\/sites.williams.edu\/lats232spring18\/files\/2018\/05\/Interview_Danielle_D_Oliveira_5.7.18_3-min-excerpt.mp3<\/a><\/audio>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h4><strong>DOCUMENT<\/strong><\/h4>\n<p>Advertisement for Underground Railroad Game (Poster #2). Williams College CenterSeries, February 2018. Poster.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-578 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/sites.williams.edu\/lats232spring18\/files\/2018\/05\/URG-Poster-2.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"4950\" height=\"3150\" srcset=\"https:\/\/sites.williams.edu\/lats232spring18\/files\/2018\/05\/URG-Poster-2.jpg 4950w, https:\/\/sites.williams.edu\/lats232spring18\/files\/2018\/05\/URG-Poster-2-300x191.jpg 300w, https:\/\/sites.williams.edu\/lats232spring18\/files\/2018\/05\/URG-Poster-2-768x489.jpg 768w, https:\/\/sites.williams.edu\/lats232spring18\/files\/2018\/05\/URG-Poster-2-1024x652.jpg 1024w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 4950px) 100vw, 4950px\" \/><\/p>\n<h3>&nbsp;<\/h3>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h4><strong>ARTICLE<\/strong><\/h4>\n<p>Cabrera-Lomel\u00ed, Carlos. &#8220;Dark Comedy Plays with Provocative Themes.&#8221; The Williams<br \/>\nRecord [Williamstown, MA], 7 March 2018, p. 8.<\/p>\n<h3><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-581\" src=\"https:\/\/sites.williams.edu\/lats232spring18\/files\/2018\/05\/Dark-comedy-plays-with-provocative-themes-The-Williams-Record_Page_1.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"825\" height=\"1067\" srcset=\"https:\/\/sites.williams.edu\/lats232spring18\/files\/2018\/05\/Dark-comedy-plays-with-provocative-themes-The-Williams-Record_Page_1.jpg 825w, https:\/\/sites.williams.edu\/lats232spring18\/files\/2018\/05\/Dark-comedy-plays-with-provocative-themes-The-Williams-Record_Page_1-232x300.jpg 232w, https:\/\/sites.williams.edu\/lats232spring18\/files\/2018\/05\/Dark-comedy-plays-with-provocative-themes-The-Williams-Record_Page_1-768x993.jpg 768w, https:\/\/sites.williams.edu\/lats232spring18\/files\/2018\/05\/Dark-comedy-plays-with-provocative-themes-The-Williams-Record_Page_1-792x1024.jpg 792w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 825px) 100vw, 825px\" \/> <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-580\" src=\"https:\/\/sites.williams.edu\/lats232spring18\/files\/2018\/05\/Dark-comedy-plays-with-provocative-themes-The-Williams-Record_Page_2.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1700\" height=\"2200\" srcset=\"https:\/\/sites.williams.edu\/lats232spring18\/files\/2018\/05\/Dark-comedy-plays-with-provocative-themes-The-Williams-Record_Page_2.jpg 1700w, https:\/\/sites.williams.edu\/lats232spring18\/files\/2018\/05\/Dark-comedy-plays-with-provocative-themes-The-Williams-Record_Page_2-232x300.jpg 232w, https:\/\/sites.williams.edu\/lats232spring18\/files\/2018\/05\/Dark-comedy-plays-with-provocative-themes-The-Williams-Record_Page_2-768x994.jpg 768w, https:\/\/sites.williams.edu\/lats232spring18\/files\/2018\/05\/Dark-comedy-plays-with-provocative-themes-The-Williams-Record_Page_2-791x1024.jpg 791w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1700px) 100vw, 1700px\" \/>&nbsp;<\/h3>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Abstract The records of the Minority Coalition\u2019s At What Cost?: Black Representation in the&nbsp;Arts campaign&#8230;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1776,"featured_media":588,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"ngg_post_thumbnail":0,"footnotes":"","_links_to":"","_links_to_target":""},"categories":[27,22],"tags":[35],"class_list":["post-574","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-document","category-john-rodriguez","tag-topshelf"],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/sites.williams.edu\/lats232spring18\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/574","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/sites.williams.edu\/lats232spring18\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/sites.williams.edu\/lats232spring18\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sites.williams.edu\/lats232spring18\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1776"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sites.williams.edu\/lats232spring18\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=574"}],"version-history":[{"count":12,"href":"https:\/\/sites.williams.edu\/lats232spring18\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/574\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":607,"href":"https:\/\/sites.williams.edu\/lats232spring18\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/574\/revisions\/607"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sites.williams.edu\/lats232spring18\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/588"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/sites.williams.edu\/lats232spring18\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=574"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sites.williams.edu\/lats232spring18\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=574"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sites.williams.edu\/lats232spring18\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=574"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}