WHERE DO WE GO FROM HERE? RESEARCHING AND INTREPRETING THE AFRICAN-AMERICAN EXPERIENCE. |
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Matthews, Christy S.; with commentary by Blakey, Michael L. and Singleton, Theresa A.
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1/1/97
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Journal
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Historical Archaeology
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31(3)p.107-113
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African American
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Museums are striving to improve or incorporate the experiences of African Americans into their interpretations. In doing so, they are challenged to answer questions that relate to issues ofhistorical relevance to the contemporary society, historical ownership, and perspective. Answering these questions requires that consideration be given to the community that is served by theinstitution, current exhibition, and interpretive trends. Recent scholarship and a steadfast desire to tell it like it was are extremely important in a climate where the misinformedoften have loud voices. Colonial Williamsburg has had to grapple with these and other issues during the last 15 years, as its Department of African American Interpretations andPresentations has helped advance the interpretation of slavery and the early African-American experience at historic sites.
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