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New Book -- A Higher Mission: The Careers of Alonzo and Althea Brown Edmiston in Central Africa
Presbyterian Historical Society Interview (Feb. '21)
Presbyterian Historical Society Interview (Feb. '21)
featuring descendants of the American Presbyterian Congo missionaries
Archival Exploration: the Alonzo Edmiston Papers (Apr. '18)
Archival Exploration: the Alonzo Edmiston Papers (Apr. '18)
When I introduced five of the Edmistons' grandchildren and great-grandchildren to the family collection
Local Legacies of the Great Commission
Local Legacies of the Great Commission
(Sept. '22)
(Sept. '22)
A guest lecture about Congo Mission co-founder William Henry Sheppard's ministry in Louisville, KY, hosted by Louisville Presbyterian Theological Seminary
Virtual Book Launch (Oct. '20)
Virtual Book Launch (Oct. '20)
hosted by the U.T. Dallas School of Arts and Humanities
Recent Blog Posts and Podcasts:
Recent Blog Posts and Podcasts:
"Family, Mission, and Early Civil Rights Activism," 90 Second Narratives
Black History Month Podcast Special, Voices of World Christianity (University of Edinburgh)
"African American Missionaries to Africa in the Age of Jim Crow," Colorblind Christians
"The Legacy of Black Missionaries," The Well: Intervarsity Women in the Academy and Professions
"Early Twentieth Century African American Professionalism and World Christianity," Religion in American History
Conference Presentation for the Yale-Edinburgh Group on World Christianity and the History of Mission, University of Edinburgh Divinity School
Speaking Engagements
Speaking Engagements
Dr. Hill is available for virtual book talks and in-person guest lectures (pending public health advisories and travel restrictions). Her most recent speaking engagements include invitations from:
Louisville Presbyterian Theological Seminary
Pittsburgh Theological Seminary
The Clements Dept. of History Sharp Lecture Series, Southern Methodist University
The Overseas Ministries Study Center, Princeton Theological Seminary
The Edmiston Center for the Study of the Bible and Ethnicity, Reformed Theological Seminary (Atlanta)
The Center for Texas Studies at Texas Christian University
The Advanced Placement Summer Institute at the University of Texas at Dallas
The Department of Justice - Bureau of Prisons (Grand Prairie)
Dallas skyline from the Trinity River
Community Service
Community Service
Dr. Hill volunteers with the following community organizations on an ongoing basis:
Remembering Black Dallas, Inc. (Member and Oral History Consultant)
KNON 89.3 Community Radio (Board Member)
Equal Justice Initiative, Dallas County Coalition (Education Committee Member)
DFWULYP/ The Dallas/ Ft. Worth Urban League Young Professionals (Community Outreach Committee Member)
City of Dallas Office of Arts and Culture, Memorial for Victims of Racial Violence (Selection Committee Member)
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