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Archiving The Stories Of The 2018 West Virginia Teachers' Strike, Ian Harmon

Bucknell University Digital Scholarship Conference

In February of 2018, teachers and school personnel across West Virginia went on strike, shutting down schools in all 55 of the state’s counties. As the school year ended, teachers began to reflect on their experiences, and many expressed the desire to have their stories recorded. To answer this need, an interdisciplinary group at West Virginia University began developing a digital exhibit that provides the strike’s participants with a platform where they can share their stories by contributing photos, videos, oral recordings, social media exchanges, and written accounts of the events. This exhibit provides both researchers and the public with …

The United States ‘Civil’ War: The Forgotten Nation Of Cherokee People And Their Dynamic Wartime Experience, Lauren E. Monkewicz

Young Historians Conference

This paper explores the Cherokee Nation’s experience in the American Civil War. It delves into the impact of the Civil War on the Cherokee Nation and vice versa. Beginning with Relocation and traditional customs and ending with Reconstruction, the paper investigates cultural, social, and political changes brought on by the war in the Cherokee Nation.

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1. The paper beings by exploring the social and racial customs of the Cherokee Nation in order to add context to the narrative of the war. It similarly sets the stage for the damaged relationship between the Federal Government and the Cherokee Nation by investigating …

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Haiti: Black Leadership, Art, And Life, Danielle Legros Georges, Helen Jospeh, Anaëlle Séïde, Rocky Cotard, Mosheh Tucker

Lesley University Community of Scholars Day

Join Lesley students and faculty in a discussion of the leading role Haiti has played in struggles against slavery and colonialism in the Americas and globally; its historic and consistent rejections of white supremacist values and dangerous stereotypes in the contemporary moment; and the lived experiences of Haitians working as artists, therapists, learners, teachers, here at Lesley who draw on pioneering Haitian models of epistemology and ontology—on Haitian sources of strength, community, resilience, and vision. Images will also be projected.

The Schwarz Sisters And Local History, Julie Hale

Public History Symposium

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Photographer Jane Reece’S Impact On Dayton History, Alyssa Stark

Public History Symposium

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The Arnold Family Papers, Amanda Norris

Public History Symposium

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African American Fraternal Organizations: Fostering Leadership And Civic Engagement, Samantha Martin

Public History Symposium

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Behind The Mask: Black Power And Representation In Comic Books, Derek Pridemore

Public History Symposium

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They Killed Irwin: How Racist Zoning Policies Destroyed One Of Dayton’S Oldest Neighborhoods, Hadley Drodge

Public History Symposium

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Creative Nonfiction As Public History: Finding Narrative In Ursula Dogterom’S Wartime Letters, Margaret Breidenbaugh

Public History Symposium

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Starting From Zero, Collaborative Exhibit Building In A Small Museum, April Neff

Public History Symposium

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