Rochelle E. Danquah is a first-year doctoral student in History at Wayne State University, Detroit, MI. She possess a Bachelor of Science in Secondary Education/African American Studies , Western Michigan University (1986), and Masters of Art, Humanities/History , Central Michigan University (2004). She is an adjunct college instructor at Schoolcraft College and Wayne County Community College District. Danquah is a former museum education director, middle and high school teacher. She independently, for years, has conducts research on the Underground Railroad in southeastern Michigan, and the Black Pioneers in Port Huron, Michigan (1850-1910). In May 2009, she was appointed by Governor Jennifer Granholm of Michigan, to serve as state commissioner …show more content…
Department of Interior Network to Freedom application for the national designation for Quaker Arthur Power’s Burial Site, located in Farmington, Michigan. The national designation application required Danquah to use substantial primary documents to support and disclose Power as an authentic Underground Railroad agent and conductor in Michigan. She utilized the following research location to utilize primary documents: Arthur Power’s diary at the Farmington Public Library Heritage Research Room; Quaker Meetinghouse minutes and the Joshua Simmons Collection of family papers at Greenmead Historical Village; the Nathan Power Collection (1826 – 1873), Dr. Nathan M. Thomas Papers (1818 – 1889), Michigan Wesleyan Methodist Church records (1842 – 1877), Michigan Wesleyan Church Conference Records (1852 – 1942), abolitionist Marcus Swift family papers (1834 – 1921), Signal of Liberty abolitionist newspaper (1841), Michigan Liberty Press antislavery newspaper (1848), Michigan Antislavery Society fragmented collection (1854) at the Bentley Library; and nineteenth century Oakland County land ownership records and deeds at the Oakland County Clerk and Register of Deeds Office. She was awarded the