{"product_id":"interpreting-african-american-history-and-max-a-van-balgooy-9780759122789","title":"Interpreting African American History and Culture at Museums and Historic Sites","description":"In this landmark guide, nearly two dozen essays by scholars, educators, and museum leaders suggest the next steps in the interpretation of African American history and culture from the colonial period to the twentieth century at history museums and historic sites. This diverse anthology addresses both historical research and interpretive methodologies, including investigating church and legal records, using social media, navigating sensitive or difficult topics, preserving historic places, engaging students and communities, and strengthening connections between local and national history. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eCase studies of exhibitions, tours, and school programs from around the country provide practical inspiration, including photographs of projects and examples of exhibit label text.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eHighlights include: \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eAmanda Seymour discusses the prevalence of \"false nostalgia\" at the homes of the first five presidents and offers practical solutions to create a more inclusive, nuanced history.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eDr. Bernard Powers reveals that African American church records are a rich but often overlooked source for developing a more complete portrayal of individuals and communities.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eDr. David Young, executive director of Cliveden, uses his experience in reinterpreting this National Historic Landmark to identify four ways that people respond to a history that has been too often untold, ignored, or appropriated--and how museums and historic sites can constructively respond.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eDr. Matthew Pinsker explains that historic sites may be missing a huge opportunity in telling the story of freedom and emancipation by focusing on the underground railroad rather than its much bigger \"upper-ground\" counterpart.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eMartha Katz-Hyman tackles the challenges of interpreting the material culture of both enslaved and free African Americans in the years before the Civil War by discussing the furnishing of period rooms.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eDr. Benjamin Filene describes three \"micro-public history\" projects that lead to new ways of understanding the past, handling source limitations, building partnerships, and reaching audiences.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eAndrea Jones shares her approach for engaging students through historical simulations based on the \"Fight for Your Rights\" school program at the Atlanta History Center.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eA exhibit on African American Vietnam War veterans at the Heinz History Center not only linked local and international events, but became an award-winning model of civic engagement. \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eA collaboration between a university and museum that began as a local history project interpreting the Scottsboro Boys Trial as a website and brochure ended up changing Alabama law.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\u003cbr\u003eA list of national organizations and an extensive bibliography on the interpretation of African American history provide convenient gateways to additional resources. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Max A. Van Balgooy\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 0759122784\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780759122789\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Rowman \u0026amp; Littlefield Publishers\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 01\/02\/2015\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 234\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.40lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 10.00h x 7.10w x 0.80d","brand":"Max A. Van Balgooy","offers":[{"title":"Hardcover","offer_id":44120151064831,"sku":"9780759122789","price":114.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_6aff8ea3-1f53-4816-98e3-28d2a7ac66c9.jpg?v=1687412826","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/interpreting-african-american-history-and-max-a-van-balgooy-9780759122789","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}