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Title:
Interpreting slavery at museums and historic sites / edited by Kristin L. Gallas and James DeWolf Perry.
Publisher:
Rowman & Littlefield,
Copyright Date:
2014
Description:
xix, 127 pages : illustrations ; 26 cm
Subject:
Slavery in museum exhibits--United States.
Museums--Educational aspects--United States.
Historic sites--Interpretive programs--United States.
Slavery--United States--Historiography.
Other Authors:
Gallas, Kris, editor.
Perry, James DeWolf, editor.
Notes:
Includes bibliographical references (pages 121-122) and index. "Published in cooperation with the Tracing Center of Histories and Legacies of Slavery."
Contents:
Comprehensive content and contested historical narratives / Kristin L. Gallas and James DeWolf Perry -- The role of race and racial identity in interpretation / Kristin L. Gallas and James DeWolf Perry -- "So deep dyed in our fabric, it can not be washed out": developing institutional support for the interpretation of slavery / Linnea Grim -- Institutional change at northern historic sites: telling slavery's story in the land of abolition / Katherine D. Kane -- The necessity of community involvement: talking about slavery in the 21st century / Dina A. Bailey and Richard C. Cooper -- Visitors are ready, are we? / Conny Graft -- Developing competent and confident interpreters / Patricia Brooks -- Perceptions of race and identity and their impact on slavery's interpretation / Nicole A. Moore.
Series:
Interpreting history
ISBN:
0759123268 (pbk. : alk. paper)
9780759123267 (pbk. : alk. paper)
075912325X (cloth : alk. paper)
9780759123250 (cloth : alk. paper)
OCLC:
(OCoLC)890625260
LCCN:
2014035433
Locations:
USUX851 -- Iowa State University - Parks Library (Ames)

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