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The Resource Challenging history : race, equity, and the practice of public history, edited by Leah Worthington, Rachel Clare Donaldson, and John W. White

Challenging history : race, equity, and the practice of public history, edited by Leah Worthington, Rachel Clare Donaldson, and John W. White

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"The volume Challenging History: Race, Equity, and the Practice of Public History brings together a collection of scholars and practitioners of public history in order to explore one of the most important challenges facing public historians today: how to engage their audiences on topics of slavery, racism, and inequality. The importance, and challenges, of speaking to public audiences about slavery and race has received renewed attention in recent years. This has included a number of discussions about how to interpret sites of enslavement as well as the work of organizations like the Equal Justice Initiative and their work to help localities confront the history of lynching. In recent months, the renewed reflection on the meaning of public monuments, and the removal of a number of those monuments, has served as a reminder of the significant impact that public interpretations about the past have in the present. For those working on the front lines of historical interpretation, the challenges of interpreting the 'problematical past' have stood at the forefront of professional practice for a much longer time. In a series of case studies and reflective essays, the contributors to the present volume guide readers through a discussion of successes, failures, and possibilities that collectively point the way toward a more inclusive presentation of our collective past. Far from being settled issues, these are questions that are at the forefront of public history practice as well as our collective political discourse"--
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eng
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vi, 184 pages
Contents
  • They wore white and prayed to the east: the material legacy of enslaved Muslims in early America / Ayla Amon
  • More than just a way across the water: the identification, preservation, and commemoration of ferry sites in South Carolina / Edward Salo
  • Power, representation, and memory in the Great Dismal Swamp / Kathryn Benjamin Golden
  • Hidden in plain sight: contested histories and urban slavery in Mississippi / Jodi Skipper
  • Creating and maintaining digital public history: the Lowcountry Digital History Initiative / Leah Worthington
  • The Ansonborough Project: lessons in historic preservation / Ashley Hollinshead
  • "A thin neck in the hourglass": looking back at Charleston Harbor from Colorado... and looking forward / Peter H. Wood
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9781643362007
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Challenging history : race, equity, and the practice of public history
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Challenging history
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race, equity, and the practice of public history
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edited by Leah Worthington, Rachel Clare Donaldson, and John W. White
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Language
eng
Summary
"The volume Challenging History: Race, Equity, and the Practice of Public History brings together a collection of scholars and practitioners of public history in order to explore one of the most important challenges facing public historians today: how to engage their audiences on topics of slavery, racism, and inequality. The importance, and challenges, of speaking to public audiences about slavery and race has received renewed attention in recent years. This has included a number of discussions about how to interpret sites of enslavement as well as the work of organizations like the Equal Justice Initiative and their work to help localities confront the history of lynching. In recent months, the renewed reflection on the meaning of public monuments, and the removal of a number of those monuments, has served as a reminder of the significant impact that public interpretations about the past have in the present. For those working on the front lines of historical interpretation, the challenges of interpreting the 'problematical past' have stood at the forefront of professional practice for a much longer time. In a series of case studies and reflective essays, the contributors to the present volume guide readers through a discussion of successes, failures, and possibilities that collectively point the way toward a more inclusive presentation of our collective past. Far from being settled issues, these are questions that are at the forefront of public history practice as well as our collective political discourse"--
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bibliography
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1974-
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  • Worthington, Leah M.
  • Donaldson, Rachel Clare
  • White, John W.
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The Carolina lowcountry and the Atlantic world
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  • Public history
  • Historic sites
  • African Americans
  • Slavery
  • Racism
  • Southern States
  • United States
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Challenging history : race, equity, and the practice of public history, edited by Leah Worthington, Rachel Clare Donaldson, and John W. White
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Includes bibliographical references and index
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Contents
They wore white and prayed to the east: the material legacy of enslaved Muslims in early America / Ayla Amon -- More than just a way across the water: the identification, preservation, and commemoration of ferry sites in South Carolina / Edward Salo -- Power, representation, and memory in the Great Dismal Swamp / Kathryn Benjamin Golden -- Hidden in plain sight: contested histories and urban slavery in Mississippi / Jodi Skipper -- Creating and maintaining digital public history: the Lowcountry Digital History Initiative / Leah Worthington -- The Ansonborough Project: lessons in historic preservation / Ashley Hollinshead -- "A thin neck in the hourglass": looking back at Charleston Harbor from Colorado... and looking forward / Peter H. Wood
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on1223070222
Dimensions
24 cm.
Extent
vi, 184 pages
Isbn
9781643362007
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unmediated
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rdamedia
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  • n
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illustrations
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(OCoLC)1223070222
Label
Challenging history : race, equity, and the practice of public history, edited by Leah Worthington, Rachel Clare Donaldson, and John W. White
Publication
Bibliography note
Includes bibliographical references and index
Carrier category
volume
Carrier category code
  • nc
Carrier MARC source
rdacarrier
Content category
text
Content type code
  • txt
Content type MARC source
rdacontent
Contents
They wore white and prayed to the east: the material legacy of enslaved Muslims in early America / Ayla Amon -- More than just a way across the water: the identification, preservation, and commemoration of ferry sites in South Carolina / Edward Salo -- Power, representation, and memory in the Great Dismal Swamp / Kathryn Benjamin Golden -- Hidden in plain sight: contested histories and urban slavery in Mississippi / Jodi Skipper -- Creating and maintaining digital public history: the Lowcountry Digital History Initiative / Leah Worthington -- The Ansonborough Project: lessons in historic preservation / Ashley Hollinshead -- "A thin neck in the hourglass": looking back at Charleston Harbor from Colorado... and looking forward / Peter H. Wood
Control code
on1223070222
Dimensions
24 cm.
Extent
vi, 184 pages
Isbn
9781643362007
Media category
unmediated
Media MARC source
rdamedia
Media type code
  • n
Other physical details
illustrations
System control number
(OCoLC)1223070222

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