Last year, the group released a report documenting more than 4,000 lynchings between 1877 and 1950.
After that report, Mr. Stevenson launched a project to collect soil from unmarked lynching sites around the country. The soil will be placed in glass jars that will be on display at the museum.
— NYT
Campbell Robertson highlights plans by the Equal Justice Initiative, to build a national memorial to victims of lynching and open a museum that explores African American history from enslavement to mass incarceration.
h/t @Rob Holmes
1 Comment
This is a variation on the problem of place, importance and meaning that was brought up around the Whitney plantation museum project in Archinect Sessions Episode #19: Don't be Evil, Don't Throw Stones discussion. While some argued that is was a good thing for the content to be in situ, others (Ken) argued that it would more effective to move everything to DC where to spark national discussion.
While there is a need to have a national discussion, having that discussion in place is only appropriate. An example to that point would be the tweet storm generated around visit to Monticello by Gene Demby of NPR's Code Switch ( @GeeDee215 ). Upon explaining how well the tour was constructed to reveal slavery for what it was at Monticello, a very involved discussion occurred about what the content was, how it was presented and supported, and how other plantations present similar narrative (or more to the point-don't). This isn't a discussion that would occur on a tour of a small off mall museum in DC.
Point being, I hope that this project will have the same effect of sparking conversation nationally.
Block this user
Are you sure you want to block this user and hide all related comments throughout the site?
Archinect
This is your first comment on Archinect. Your comment will be visible once approved.