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Radical Roots: Public History and a Tradition of Social Justice Activism
Edited by Denise D. MeringoloWith contributions from Rebecca Amato, Kristen Baldwin Deathridge, Elizabeth Belanger, Gabrielle Bendiner-Viani, Shane Bernardo, Clarissa J. Ceglio, Maria E. Cotera, Pero Gaglo Dagbovie, Dipti Desai, Rachel Donaldson, Fernanda Espinosa, Michèle Gates Moresi, Abigail R. Gautreau, Judith Jennings, Lara Kelland, Daniel R. Kerr, Kristen Ana La Follette, Denise D. Meringolo, Nicole A. Moore, Burnis Morris, Mary Rizzo, Laura Schiavo, Amy Starecheski, Craig Stutman, Anne M. Valk, and William S. Walker.
"This is a much-needed recalibration, as professional organizations and practitioners across genres of public history struggle to diversify their own ranks and to bring contemporary activists into the fold."
— Catherine Gudis, University of California, Riverside.
"Taken all together, the articles in this volume highlight the persistent threads of justice work that has characterized the multifaceted history of public history as well as the challenges faced in doing that work."
— Patricia Mooney-Melvin, The Public Historian
Denise D. Meringolo is associate professor of history at the University of Maryland, Baltimore. She is the author of Museums, Monuments, and National Parks: Toward a New Genealogy of Public History (University of Massachusetts, 2012), which won the 2013 National Council on Public History prize for the best book in the field.
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- Helen Matthews Lewis: Oral History and Social Change in Appalachia, Judith Jennings10
- What Are the Roots of Your Radical Oral History Practice?, Bernardo et al27
- “We’re All Bozos on This Bus”, Daniel R. Kerr1
- Louis C. Jones and the Cooperstown Model, William S. Walker3
- The American Civilization Institute of Morristown, Denise D. Meringolo6
- Radical Is a Process, Rebecca Amato et al10
- What to Do with Heritage, Laura Schiavo3
- Exhibiting Ourselves, Michèle Gates Moresi4
- Crossing the Gentrification Frontier, Rebecca Amato7
- Recollections on Interpreting Slave Life and Falling into Your Purpose, Nicole A. Moore3
- Getting to the Heart of Preservation, Kristen Baldwin Deathridge4
- Philadelphia’s Original Social Justice Warriors, Craig Stutman9