Getting ready for #s57 with @aleiabrown, @NicNat_artifakz, & @Crutch4 at #ncph2015. Glad to see a good crowd for the last session!

— Dr. Abigail R. Gautreau (@abbygateau) April 18, 2015

@aleiabrown: How does history deal with ongoing state-sanctioned violence? #s57 #ncph2015

— Dr. Abigail R. Gautreau (@abbygateau) April 18, 2015

Game changer: Michael Brown's killing in Ferguson. People across world connected around his death #ncph2015 #s57

— Carrie Barske (@carolynbarske) April 18, 2015

Ferguson is not just a place now but represents some serious issues including police brutality #ncph2015 #s57

— Carrie Barske (@carolynbarske) April 18, 2015

@aleiabrown: Why was Michael Brown's death the flashpoint for recognizing that we are not postracial? #s57 #ncph2015

— Dr. Abigail R. Gautreau (@abbygateau) April 18, 2015

SNCC as a case study for public historians working with communities- grassroots democracy #s57 #ncph2015

— Brad Miller (@brdmillr) April 18, 2015

How can public historians contribute to the dialogue surrounding the issues related to Ferguson? Big question #ncph2015 #s57

— Carrie Barske (@carolynbarske) April 18, 2015

@aleiabrown: Comparing SNCC's organizing methodology to public history methodology #s57 #ncph2015

— Dr. Abigail R. Gautreau (@abbygateau) April 18, 2015

Look at model of SNCC to find points of access for public historians – freedom schools, shared authority #ncph2015 #s57

— Carrie Barske (@carolynbarske) April 18, 2015

@aleiabrown: reminds us that our convo today is only effective if we commit to listening & respecting each other #ncph2015 #s57

— Dr. Abigail R. Gautreau (@abbygateau) April 18, 2015

We have an actual scientist on our panel. How's that for interdisciplinary? #s57 #ncph2015

— Dr. Abigail R. Gautreau (@abbygateau) April 18, 2015

Should public historians work together with activists to document what is happening in Ferguson? #ncph2015 #s57

— Carrie Barske (@carolynbarske) April 18, 2015

Should public historians engage in work with activists? #s57 #ncph2015

— OHBA (@brewingarchives) April 18, 2015

Look at how museums and hisorical institutions are approaching similar projects, engaging communities on difficult subjects #ncph2015 #s57

— Carrie Barske (@carolynbarske) April 18, 2015

@NicNat_artifakz: 5 steps for community engaged PH: self awareness, internal collab, external collab, product, & revisiting #s57 #ncph2015

— Dr. Abigail R. Gautreau (@abbygateau) April 18, 2015

1. Leave your case at home – not about saving, about engaging – no paternalism #ncph2015 #s57

— Carrie Barske (@carolynbarske) April 18, 2015

2. Community will notice your motives – is it a notch on your CV or do you really care? #ncph2015 #s57

— Carrie Barske (@carolynbarske) April 18, 2015

2. Internal collaboration. Have the same heart to heart U did internally with people on your team. #ncph2015 #s57

— Mariam Williams (@missmariamw) April 18, 2015

3. Race matters, race matters, race matters. Have to have deep conversations with yourself before engaging #ncph2015 #s57

— Carrie Barske (@carolynbarske) April 18, 2015

@NicNat_artifakz: Race matters. Consider why you're doing it; communities can tell. #s57 #ncph2015

— Dr. Abigail R. Gautreau (@abbygateau) April 18, 2015

Tensions are high in Ferguson – need to have safe spaces to be able to talk about the issues #ncph2015 #s57

— Carrie Barske (@carolynbarske) April 18, 2015

How is this making you feel? Be comfortable talking about that and going to the community with self awareness. #ncph2015 #s57

— OHBA (@brewingarchives) April 18, 2015

@NicNat_artifakz: Go to the community and ask them what you can do, what do they need? #s57 #ncph2015

— Dr. Abigail R. Gautreau (@abbygateau) April 18, 2015

@NicNat_artifakz: Must create safe spaces to reflect and evaluate w/in project. #ncph2015 #s57

— Dr. Abigail R. Gautreau (@abbygateau) April 18, 2015

You can't put people's emotions in a grant timeline. #ncph2015 #s57

— OHBA (@brewingarchives) April 18, 2015

@NicNat_artifakz Trust & relationship building must happen BEFORE you get a grant to work up the project. #s57 #ncph2015

— Dr. Abigail R. Gautreau (@abbygateau) April 18, 2015

Need to cultivate relationships before you start looking for funding!! #ncph2015 #s57

— Carrie Barske (@carolynbarske) April 18, 2015

How can we use the resources we have to help the communities create projects? Need to listen to the communtity #ncph2015 #s57

— Carrie Barske (@carolynbarske) April 18, 2015

@Crutch4: Argues that the #blacklivesmatter movement is more open than previous movements–to LGBTQ esp. #ncph2015 #s57

— Dr. Abigail R. Gautreau (@abbygateau) April 18, 2015

Black Lives Matter – different from movements in past – Black power failed b/c didn't care about all lives/patriarchal #ncph2015 #s57

— Carrie Barske (@carolynbarske) April 18, 2015

.@Crutch4 black power mvt failed partly due to patriarchy #BlackLivesMatter is about ALL black lives, women, trans, LGBT, etc #s57 #ncph2015

— kristen baldwin deathridge (@k10death) April 18, 2015

@Crutch4: Sees SNCC as a model for community engagement bc the focus was on helping ppl & reciprocity #s57 #ncph2015

— Dr. Abigail R. Gautreau (@abbygateau) April 18, 2015

Exchange information with community – it is not a one way street #ncph2015 #s57

— Carrie Barske (@carolynbarske) April 18, 2015

Internal work to undertsand own motives is essential. We need to understand WHY #ncph2015 #s57

— Carrie Barske (@carolynbarske) April 18, 2015

Sutton: Must examine motives & not be lured away by involvement from activist celebrities #ncph2015 #s57

— Dr. Abigail R. Gautreau (@abbygateau) April 18, 2015

@Crutch4 : Be aware of pitfalls of previous mvnts, use that knowledge to build a stronger mv't & stronger projects #ncph2015 #s57

— Amelia T. Grabowski (@AmeliaTGrabow) April 18, 2015

Be conscious and intentional about your motives. #ncph2015 #s57

— OHBA (@brewingarchives) April 18, 2015

Call: "Organizing comes first." Ppl have to create and lead their own change in society #ncph2015 #s57

— Dr. Abigail R. Gautreau (@abbygateau) April 18, 2015

Call: There are long histories of distrust related to exploitation of history for the gain of institutions #s57 #ncph2015

— Dr. Abigail R. Gautreau (@abbygateau) April 18, 2015

Call: reminds audience his school, Vanderbilt, was created as a white supremacist organization #s57 #ncph2015

— kristen baldwin deathridge (@k10death) April 18, 2015

Tristian Call: What gaps are there? Can #publichistory fill them? Then work backwards from there #s57 #ncph2015 #museumsrespondtoferguson

— Amelia T. Grabowski (@AmeliaTGrabow) April 18, 2015

Balance of individual/institutional aspirations vs community/activist needs. #S57 #ncph2015

— Mariam Williams (@missmariamw) April 18, 2015

Call: What gaps need to be filled by public history? 1. how power is disguised 2. how power works #ncph2015 #s57

— Carrie Barske (@carolynbarske) April 18, 2015

What gaps need to be filled by PH? In Nashville: PH can help unveil how disguised & normalized pwr is. #ncph2015 #s57

— Mariam Williams (@missmariamw) April 18, 2015

Interesting to hear critiques of institutional commemoration in context of earlier panels on "See the Stripes" at Clemson #s57 #ncph2015

— Dr. Abigail R. Gautreau (@abbygateau) April 18, 2015

PH offers context for movements & insight on how power structures have not changed over time #s57 #ncph2015

— Dr. Abigail R. Gautreau (@abbygateau) April 18, 2015

PH can contextualize continuity of movements and opposition. #ncph2015 #S57

— Mariam Williams (@missmariamw) April 18, 2015

Call: Public history can add context to how power works and how power is disguised #ncph2015 #s57

— Carrie Barske (@carolynbarske) April 18, 2015

Tristan Call reminds us power is on display everywhere on the streets & #publichistory can put power structures in context. #s57 #ncph2015

— Dr. Chelsea Denault (@Chelsea_Denault) April 18, 2015

.@aleiabrown suggests one way to do some of this internal work is to follow #museumsrespondtoferguson chat, resources #s57 #ncph2015

— kristen baldwin deathridge (@k10death) April 18, 2015

@aleiabrown plugs #museumsrespondtoferguson (every 3rd Wednesday of the month at 1pm Central) #s57 #ncph2015

— Dr. Abigail R. Gautreau (@abbygateau) April 18, 2015

PublicHistory can provide context for power structures (often reflects historical patterns)- T.Call #s57 #ncph2015 #museumsrespondtoferguson

— Amelia T. Grabowski (@AmeliaTGrabow) April 18, 2015

Brown: how do our institutions deal with power and oppression? Think about before we go out into communities #ncph2015 #s57

— Carrie Barske (@carolynbarske) April 18, 2015

Q2: what problems can arise from public historians working with activists? #s57 #ncph2015

— kristen baldwin deathridge (@k10death) April 18, 2015

Q2: What are problems that can arise from #publichistorians working with activists? #s57 #ncph2015 #museumsrespondtoferguson

— Amelia T. Grabowski (@AmeliaTGrabow) April 18, 2015

@NicNat_artifakz: biggest challenge for activism & PH is the legacy of bad relationships between institutions & communities #s57 #ncph2015

— Dr. Abigail R. Gautreau (@abbygateau) April 18, 2015

Bouknight: answering Brown – motives of public historians, building bridges, past issues – choices affect future too #ncph2015 #s57

— Carrie Barske (@carolynbarske) April 18, 2015

@NicNat_artifakz: The choices we make as PHs have long-lasting effects on how institutions & communities interact #s57 #ncph2015

— Dr. Abigail R. Gautreau (@abbygateau) April 18, 2015

A2: .@NicNat_artifakz says be mindful of long lasting effects of current choices that impact collaborative spaces #s57 #ncph2015

— kristen baldwin deathridge (@k10death) April 18, 2015

One challenge is building bridges for the future. Institutional choices can have long-term effects. #s57 #ncph2015

— Mariam Williams (@missmariamw) April 18, 2015

Bouknight: long lasting effects of choices may impact how institutions function as collaborative spaces in the future. THINK #ncph2015 #s57

— Carrie Barske (@carolynbarske) April 18, 2015

Sutton: Raises issue of interpretation & how perspectives of the same event are drastically different #s57 #ncph2015

— Dr. Abigail R. Gautreau (@abbygateau) April 18, 2015

Interpretation. How a historian interprets the movement can be completely different from how an activist experiences it. #ncph2015 #S57

— Mariam Williams (@missmariamw) April 18, 2015

Sutton: Interpretation can be completely different depending baggage people bring to an event. Important to engage with com. #ncph2015 #s57

— Carrie Barske (@carolynbarske) April 18, 2015

Interpretation is subjective ~ engage with community to review what you saw and they saw. #s57 #ncph2015

— OHBA (@brewingarchives) April 18, 2015

J Sutton: engage with community during interpretive phase to prevent future misunderstandings #s57 #ncph2015

— kristen baldwin deathridge (@k10death) April 18, 2015

@Crutch4: This work requires hard conversations about race, power, privilege #s57 #ncph2015

— Dr. Abigail R. Gautreau (@abbygateau) April 18, 2015

Crutchfield: tough conversations about race and history of oppression impt. to be able to do this work well #ncph2015 #s57

— Carrie Barske (@carolynbarske) April 18, 2015

.@Crutch4 "If you run away from [difficult conversations] every time, it's going to build mistrust." #s57 #ncph2015

— Mariam Williams (@missmariamw) April 18, 2015

Goes back to the idea of trust & vulnerability–PHs need to be open to being uncomfortable & dealing with hard convos #s57 #ncph2015

— Dr. Abigail R. Gautreau (@abbygateau) April 18, 2015

Brown: also positivity that comes from engaging in these conversations #ncph2015 #s57

— Carrie Barske (@carolynbarske) April 18, 2015

Q3: @aleiabrown asks what good things can come from collaborations between public historians and activists #s57 #ncph2015

— kristen baldwin deathridge (@k10death) April 18, 2015

Positives about public historians engaging this work: White people talking to white people about decolinization. #S57 #ncph2015

— Mariam Williams (@missmariamw) April 18, 2015

Crutchfield: positive to see white people (in power) confronting other white people(in power) about these issues of race. #ncph2015 #s57

— Carrie Barske (@carolynbarske) April 18, 2015

@Crutch4: White ppl need to talk to other white ppl about race/racism. Have tough convos w/ each other. Pwr speaks to pwr #s57 #ncph2015

— Dr. Abigail R. Gautreau (@abbygateau) April 18, 2015

.@Crutch4 pub Hist is majority white right now. It takes people in power to reach other people in power sometimes #s57 #ncph2015

— kristen baldwin deathridge (@k10death) April 18, 2015

Having tough conversations ~ people in power need to confront others in power #s57 #ncph2015

— OHBA (@brewingarchives) April 18, 2015

Reminds me that PHs need to engage w/their racial & institutional privilege #s57 #ncph2015

— Dr. Abigail R. Gautreau (@abbygateau) April 18, 2015

Bouknight: Insitutiions can be get back to roots of educating, engaging & enlightening people rather than getting stuck on $ #ncph2015 #s57

— Carrie Barske (@carolynbarske) April 18, 2015

Ashley Bouknight reminds us that the root of our profession is to engage & connect w/ people & ideas, not make money. #truth. #s57 #ncph2015

— Dr. Chelsea Denault (@Chelsea_Denault) April 18, 2015

@NicNat_artifakz: challenge the corporatization of museums & get back to their roots as institutions of conservation & edu #s57 #ncph2015

— Dr. Abigail R. Gautreau (@abbygateau) April 18, 2015

Sutton: Describing the challenges of confronting power when power refuses to be confrontational (Albany, GA) #s57 #ncph2015

— Dr. Abigail R. Gautreau (@abbygateau) April 18, 2015

Sutton: recent events unfolded different in Nashville, cops not reacting violently like Albany, GA in 60s. How do you react? #ncph2015 #s57

— Carrie Barske (@carolynbarske) April 18, 2015

Sutton: working with historians can bring strategies and examples to the attention of current activists #s57 #ncph2015

— kristen baldwin deathridge (@k10death) April 18, 2015

PH can help activists build upon what worked, change their strategies according to what didn't. #s57 #ncph2015

— Mariam Williams (@missmariamw) April 18, 2015

Accompaniment ~ people bring different skills to movements an activism #s57 #ncph2015

— OHBA (@brewingarchives) April 18, 2015

Call: Movement history can help ppl: fewer MLKs, more Ella Bakers #s57 #ncph2015

— Dr. Abigail R. Gautreau (@abbygateau) April 18, 2015

Call: More Ella Bakers, fewer Martin Luther Kings. Important to get people involved, not just few celebritites #ncph2015 #s57

— Carrie Barske (@carolynbarske) April 18, 2015

Think accompaniment, not celebrity. As one person said, "Less MLK, more Ella Baker." #ncph2015 #s57

— Mariam Williams (@missmariamw) April 18, 2015

You can learn from the practical experiences from history #s57 #ncph2015

— OHBA (@brewingarchives) April 18, 2015

Call: learn from the past. Tactics from past mvmts. and how to deal with cult of celebrities #ncph2015 #s57

— Carrie Barske (@carolynbarske) April 18, 2015

History can help us with tactics, with slowing ourselves down when we want to be celebrities. #ncph2015 #s57

— Mariam Williams (@missmariamw) April 18, 2015

Call: Mentions how @SekouFranklin told Nashville activists about how CORE shut down freeways (logistically) #s57 #ncph2015

— Dr. Abigail R. Gautreau (@abbygateau) April 18, 2015

Activists want to know tactics (and humility) from the history books, according to Tristan Call #lessmlksmoreellabakers #s57 #ncph2015

— Amelia T. Grabowski (@AmeliaTGrabow) April 18, 2015

Tristian Call: Remember history has been (and is) used against people #ncph2015 #s57

— Amelia T. Grabowski (@AmeliaTGrabow) April 18, 2015

Tristan Calls also asks us to be mindful that history has been used as a weapon in museums to perpetuate systems of power. #s57 #ncph2015

— Dr. Chelsea Denault (@Chelsea_Denault) April 18, 2015

Call talking about how ppl have always used history. Carl Becker would be proud! #everymanhisownhistorian #s57 #ncph2015

— Dr. Abigail R. Gautreau (@abbygateau) April 18, 2015

Tristan Call: Activism creates organic #publichistorians . Share authority. #s57 #ncph2015

— Amelia T. Grabowski (@AmeliaTGrabow) April 18, 2015

Call: Look at continuity of struggle – public history of street and academy can mingle #ncph2015 #s57

— Carrie Barske (@carolynbarske) April 18, 2015

Nashville Sheraton fired housekeepers for wearing tshirts from a workers' dignity campaign #s57 #ncph2015

— Dr. Abigail R. Gautreau (@abbygateau) April 18, 2015

Public history of the street can mingle with public history o the academy #s57 #ncph2015

— OHBA (@brewingarchives) April 18, 2015

@aleiabrown: Need to ask ourselves & institutions how we perpetuate oppression #s57 #ncph2015

— Dr. Abigail R. Gautreau (@abbygateau) April 18, 2015

First step: How do I perpetuate oppression? How do my institution and I perpetuate oppression? #s57 #ncph2015 #museumsrespondtoferguson

— Amelia T. Grabowski (@AmeliaTGrabow) April 18, 2015

Brown: Important to ask how do institutions perpetuate oppression? How do we treat histories of people who are not white? #ncph2015 #s57

— Carrie Barske (@carolynbarske) April 18, 2015

Aud Q on the line between documentation & intervention #s57 #ncph2015

— Dr. Abigail R. Gautreau (@abbygateau) April 18, 2015

Question from audience: How do we get to the point where people put down camera and intervene aka w/ Michael Brown? #ncph2015 #s57

— Carrie Barske (@carolynbarske) April 18, 2015

Call reminds us people who aren't public historians are doing good public history on the streets & we need to support them. #s57 #ncph2015

— Dr. Chelsea Denault (@Chelsea_Denault) April 18, 2015

.@aleiabrown notes this panel is about building a framework and creating new pathways #s57 #ncph2015

— kristen baldwin deathridge (@k10death) April 18, 2015

What is the role of the documentarian ~ what's the point to put down the camera, engage, intervene #s57 #ncph2015

— OHBA (@brewingarchives) April 18, 2015

@abbygateau documentation as a form of resistence and intervention #ncph2015 #s57

— Carrie Barske (@carolynbarske) April 18, 2015

@Crutch4: Ppl need to work w/in their sphere. Each action planned has an assigned task, so documentation or direct protest #s57 #ncph2015

— Dr. Abigail R. Gautreau (@abbygateau) April 18, 2015

.@Crutch4 says people should work within their spheres. Video can be their form of intervention #s57 #ncph2015

— kristen baldwin deathridge (@k10death) April 18, 2015

Acknowledgment this doesn't answer the moral dilemma, but it does help #s57 #ncph2015

— kristen baldwin deathridge (@k10death) April 18, 2015

In a movement setting, who has the camera must be someone trusted and accountable to a team #ncph2015 #s57

— Amelia T. Grabowski (@AmeliaTGrabow) April 18, 2015

Call: There's a difference between bystander video & documenting planned activism #s57 #ncph2015

— Dr. Abigail R. Gautreau (@abbygateau) April 18, 2015

People have roles, work as a team, build trust in activism #s57 #ncph2015

— OHBA (@brewingarchives) April 18, 2015

@NicNat_artifakz: need a plan for what to do w/documentation once you have it; how will it be used/released? #s57 #ncph2015

— Dr. Abigail R. Gautreau (@abbygateau) April 18, 2015

#s57 panelists please organize a Highlander-esque school for public historians who want to engage with activism Please We need it #ncph2015

— Amelia T. Grabowski (@AmeliaTGrabow) April 18, 2015

Panel: important to have a good undertsanding of participant's roles, what are you going to do with films/evidence, etc. #ncph2015 #s57

— Carrie Barske (@carolynbarske) April 18, 2015

@aleiabrown: Need to preserve documentation; push AAM & AASLH to create best practices for this process #ncph2015 #s57

— Dr. Abigail R. Gautreau (@abbygateau) April 18, 2015

.@aleiabrown maybe we need to press @ncph @AASLH and @AAMers to create best practices for activism #s57 #ncph2015

— kristen baldwin deathridge (@k10death) April 18, 2015

@aleiabrown @ncph @AASLH @AAMers Oops she said for documenting social movements/activism. Not activism itself #s57 #ncph2015

— kristen baldwin deathridge (@k10death) April 18, 2015

@aleiabrown suggests @AASLH @AAMers and @ncph for creating best practice guidelines. #ncph2015 #s57

— Amelia T. Grabowski (@AmeliaTGrabow) April 18, 2015

Q: How can a slow-moving institution respond to rapid developments? #s57 #ncph2015

— Dr. Abigail R. Gautreau (@abbygateau) April 18, 2015

Aud Q: institutions move slow; sometimes events are fast. How to speed up institutional response? #s57 #ncph2015

— kristen baldwin deathridge (@k10death) April 18, 2015

A fr @NicNat_artifakz: the issues will remain. Build on them. Be ok taking smaller steps rather than none #s57 #ncph2015

— kristen baldwin deathridge (@k10death) April 18, 2015

@NicNat_artifakz: Ans: Need to look at issues & question how current moment connects w/institutional goals #s57 #ncph2015

— Dr. Abigail R. Gautreau (@abbygateau) April 18, 2015

@NicNat_artifakz: Change can be small: add a sentence, tell a new story, engage w new subjects & create dialogue. snowball. #s57 #ncph2015

— Dr. Abigail R. Gautreau (@abbygateau) April 18, 2015

@NicNat_artifakz sometimes it's taking smaller steps, and being okay with that. Just change one label. #ncph2015 #s57

— Amelia T. Grabowski (@AmeliaTGrabow) April 18, 2015

@aleiabrown: Public forums are just a starting point for institutional change #s57 #ncph2015

— Dr. Abigail R. Gautreau (@abbygateau) April 18, 2015

Fine line towards pushing your institution far enough and too far in dealing with big issues like Ferguson #ncph2015 #s57

— Carrie Barske (@carolynbarske) April 18, 2015

Audience Member: Look to social sciences for examples, such as #actionanthropology #s57 #ncph2015

— Amelia T. Grabowski (@AmeliaTGrabow) April 18, 2015

Aud: Institutions are invested in est. power structures. Change is hard, requires lots of slow steady pressure #s57 #ncph2015

— Dr. Abigail R. Gautreau (@abbygateau) April 18, 2015

Aud: academy is conservative and will not move towards change unless we push – and then might not even happen #ncph2015 #s57

— Carrie Barske (@carolynbarske) April 18, 2015

Convo reminding me of advice I got to just do the social justice work w/out calling it that to get ppl on board. #s57 #ncph2015

— Dr. Abigail R. Gautreau (@abbygateau) April 18, 2015

Aud: It's important for PHs to be willing to have conversations w/anyone who asks, esp hard convos #s57 #ncph2015

— Dr. Abigail R. Gautreau (@abbygateau) April 18, 2015

@NicNat_artifakz: Museums can't change the laws, but they can change hearts & minds #s57 #ncph2015 (my cliche, not hers!)

— Dr. Abigail R. Gautreau (@abbygateau) April 18, 2015

.@NicNat_artifakz someone has to make the sandwiches. Find small ways to contribute. Just as important as folks in the pulpit #s57 #ncph2015

— kristen baldwin deathridge (@k10death) April 18, 2015

Everyone has role, someone has to make sandwiches for people who are sitting in, someone has to speak, some on front lines #ncph2015 #s57

— Carrie Barske (@carolynbarske) April 18, 2015

Sutton: Describing importance of narrative & preserving the story so later generations can learn from it #s57 #ncph2015

— Dr. Abigail R. Gautreau (@abbygateau) April 18, 2015

@Crutch4: If we don't document it, The Tennessean will, and it may not be the true story #s57 #ncph2015

— Dr. Abigail R. Gautreau (@abbygateau) April 18, 2015

@mohistorymuseum and @fergusonlibrary cited as exampless of #publichistory spaces working to make a difference #s57 #ncph2015

— Amelia T. Grabowski (@AmeliaTGrabow) April 18, 2015

Crutchfield: Connecting with activists from past struggle important to current activists – learn from them #ncph2015 #s57

— Carrie Barske (@carolynbarske) April 18, 2015

@Crutch4: Amer Baptist Coll had a small conf for activists (where @repjohnlewis, Bevel, Bernard Lafayette went to college) #s57 #ncph2015

— Dr. Abigail R. Gautreau (@abbygateau) April 18, 2015

Public history is a space where present-day activists can connect w/ activists from the 60s, 70s, etc #s57 #ncph2015

— Dr. Abigail R. Gautreau (@abbygateau) April 18, 2015

Sutton: listen to parents, grandparents about their experiences to gain insight into current situtation #ncph2015 #s57

— Carrie Barske (@carolynbarske) April 18, 2015

@aleiabrown: struggle is vertical in time & horizontal w/other struggles now–Native Amer, Asian Am, etc #s57 #ncph2015

— Dr. Abigail R. Gautreau (@abbygateau) April 18, 2015

Brown: Also looking at histories of oppression of Native Americans and Asian Americans – connect to other oppresed groups #ncph2015 #s57

— Carrie Barske (@carolynbarske) April 18, 2015

Aud: Question of leadership – critque of fact there is no clear leader today. Is this a problem? #ncph2015 #s57

— Carrie Barske (@carolynbarske) April 18, 2015

Aud Q about mainstream media critique that there's a lack of clear, singular leadership in the #BlackLivesMatter movement #s57 #ncph2015

— Dr. Abigail R. Gautreau (@abbygateau) April 18, 2015

Aud Qs: what about criticisms that this movement isn't training, doesn't have leaders #s57 #ncph2015

— kristen baldwin deathridge (@k10death) April 18, 2015

Brown: leaders in past have been killed. Can't rely on one. Communal struggle, participatory democracy #ncph2015 #s57

— Carrie Barske (@carolynbarske) April 18, 2015

@aleiabrown: sees the movement now as more communal, plus we all saw the standout leaders be killed during the 60s #s57 #ncph2015

— Dr. Abigail R. Gautreau (@abbygateau) April 18, 2015

.@aleiabrown real talk? All of those leaders are dead. Putting one person out in front is dangerous. #s57 #ncph2015

— kristen baldwin deathridge (@k10death) April 18, 2015

@Crutch4: Reiterating the SNCC form w/democratic, consensus leadership #s57 #ncph2015

— Dr. Abigail R. Gautreau (@abbygateau) April 18, 2015

There's beauty in the lack of a leader. Organic democracy of this activist movement. #ncph2015 #s57

— OHBA (@brewingarchives) April 18, 2015

Crutchfield: group leadership hard especially when makin decisions. Look at model of SNCC for help #ncph2015 #s57

— Carrie Barske (@carolynbarske) April 18, 2015

Sutton playing clip of Angela Davis talking about yearning for a leader as nostalgia that would end in parody #s57 #ncph2015

— kristen baldwin deathridge (@k10death) April 18, 2015

Sutton: There are leaders, but we don't need that one charismatic leader #s57 #ncph2015

— Dr. Abigail R. Gautreau (@abbygateau) April 18, 2015

Call: Have to challenge the idea that the Nashville Student Movement was some sort of idyllic example of perfect CRM #s57 #ncph2015

— Dr. Abigail R. Gautreau (@abbygateau) April 18, 2015

Call: Ego doesn't fit well with collective movement. #s57 #ncph2015

— Dr. Abigail R. Gautreau (@abbygateau) April 18, 2015

Call: this is where good history can help. Tend to look back on 50s-60s Nashville as calm successful movement… #s57 #ncph2015

— kristen baldwin deathridge (@k10death) April 18, 2015

…But that wasn't true. There were conflicts over tactics and events and leaders even then #s57 #ncph2015

— kristen baldwin deathridge (@k10death) April 18, 2015

Ppl who say there's no leadership, what are they asking for a leader to be? #s57 #ncph2015

— Amelia T. Grabowski (@AmeliaTGrabow) April 18, 2015

@NicNat_artifakz: Museums want a leader bc it simplifies the interpretive process #s57 #ncph2015

— Dr. Abigail R. Gautreau (@abbygateau) April 18, 2015

.@NicNat_artifakz more strategies and leaders mean more difficult collection and interpretation. Won't fit on a short label #s57 #ncph2015

— kristen baldwin deathridge (@k10death) April 18, 2015

@NicNat_artifakz: Need to find new, unconventional ways to interpret that don't reply on a pyramid leadership structure #s57 #ncph2015

— Dr. Abigail R. Gautreau (@abbygateau) April 18, 2015

Different types of movements and models of leadership should be examined – not just in movement but in museums #ncph2015 #s57

— Carrie Barske (@carolynbarske) April 18, 2015

@k10death: What campus responses/pushback have you seen & what can professors do (practically)? #s57 #ncph2015

— Dr. Abigail R. Gautreau (@abbygateau) April 18, 2015

@k10death Describing white supremacist groups organizing on campus. What can profs etc do? #s57 #ncph2015

— Dr. Abigail R. Gautreau (@abbygateau) April 18, 2015

@k10death what can professors do? What kind of things unfold on campuses? Issues of supremicist groups on campus #ncph2015 #s57

— Carrie Barske (@carolynbarske) April 18, 2015

@NicNat_artifakz: Students are often unaware of past movements, so bring that lit into your courses #s57 #ncph2015

— Dr. Abigail R. Gautreau (@abbygateau) April 18, 2015

Bouknight; Inform students about past movements, help them understand the black power movement, start conversations in class #ncph2015 #s57

— Carrie Barske (@carolynbarske) April 18, 2015

@NicNat_artifakz: Just like PHs everywhere, profs need to be willing to engage w/controversial topics through lit #s57 #ncph2015

— Dr. Abigail R. Gautreau (@abbygateau) April 18, 2015

@k10death The white power structure of the institution works to keep profs from talking about political/controversial issues #s57 #ncph2015

— Dr. Abigail R. Gautreau (@abbygateau) April 18, 2015

Sutton: Was disappointed that her HBCU did not create space for students to engage w/traumatic moments like Ferguson #s57 #ncph2015

— Dr. Abigail R. Gautreau (@abbygateau) April 18, 2015

Sutton: felt let down by her HBC, felt they should be supporting students more #ncph2015 #s57

— Carrie Barske (@carolynbarske) April 18, 2015

Sutton: Financial support for institution comes from white power structure–can work against this dialogue #s57 #ncph2015

— Dr. Abigail R. Gautreau (@abbygateau) April 18, 2015

Sutton: financial support for institutions could be threatened by activism – difficult to take risks for these institution #ncph2015 #s57

— Carrie Barske (@carolynbarske) April 18, 2015

Maybe profs need to organize off the books and strategize what we CAN do in class and on campus #s57 #ncph2015

— kristen baldwin deathridge (@k10death) April 18, 2015

@Crutch4: argues that maybe profs should risk their jobs if they care. #s57 #ncph2015

— Dr. Abigail R. Gautreau (@abbygateau) April 18, 2015

.@Crutch4 : "Personally, I cannot afford not to do this work. Your jobs will be at stake." #s57 #ncph2015

— Amelia T. Grabowski (@AmeliaTGrabow) April 18, 2015

Crutchfield: I cannot afford NOT to do this work. Job might be at risk but can't stop #BlackLivesMatter #ncph2015 #s57

— Carrie Barske (@carolynbarske) April 18, 2015

.@Crutch4 there will be risk. What is risk worth taking? Can we afford not to step in? #s57 #ncph2015

— kristen baldwin deathridge (@k10death) April 18, 2015

Call: Can support in less overt ways. Give students As and let them use the copier–has roots historically #s57 #ncph2015

— Dr. Abigail R. Gautreau (@abbygateau) April 18, 2015

Call: professors can give activist students A's and access to copy machine like profs did in 60s #ncph2015 #s57

— Carrie Barske (@carolynbarske) April 18, 2015

Call: Need to work in teams, figure out who can take the risk & who can't #s57 #ncph2015

— Dr. Abigail R. Gautreau (@abbygateau) April 18, 2015

Sutton: Need to be a safe space/outlet for students affected by the trauma of this historic moment #s57 #ncph2015

— Dr. Abigail R. Gautreau (@abbygateau) April 18, 2015

@aleiabrown: We can't solve this in this panel, but we've started a dialogue. Keep it going. Interrogate yourself. #s57 #ncph2015

— Dr. Abigail R. Gautreau (@abbygateau) April 18, 2015

Final words: It's not finite, the work continues. #s57 #ncph2015 #museumsrespondtoferguson

— Amelia T. Grabowski (@AmeliaTGrabow) April 18, 2015

Great session!! Keep fighting #BlackLivesMatter #ncph2015 #s57

— Carrie Barske (@carolynbarske) April 18, 2015

#s57 panelist thoughts on engaging in activism: examine your own motives & power; have those tough conversations w/ colleagues… #ncph2015

— Elena Rippel (@erippel8) April 18, 2015

#s57 thoughts cont.: public historians can provide history/context on past mvts and effective strategies; small steps at site ok #ncph2015

— Elena Rippel (@erippel8) April 18, 2015