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Hampton Plantation: Interpreting Slavery In South Carolina
… of presenting, discussing, and debating slavery at historic sites has become a prevalent topic throughout the United States. This study looks at challenges public historians face when interpreting slavery at historic house museums and offers recommendations for improvement. It …
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Rethinking the Role of the Landscape in Historic Interpretation: A Constructivist Design Approach to Interpreting Slavery in Appalachian Virginia
… a conceptual design proposal for an Appalachian slavery interpretive complex in Southwestern Virginia, which interprets mountain slavery from the slaves' perspective. Through direct interaction with the landscape of the participatory living history complex, visitors deepen their understanding of …
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Rethinking representations of slave life a historical plantation museums: towards a commemorative museum pedagogy
Historical plantation museums have been criticized for biased interpretation practices that marginalize the historical presence of enslaved African Americans. This is a curriculum question that is relevant to historical museums that are wrestling with impacting social change and developing …