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22 January 2026 – Rhonda Jones 1
“Wait—there are Black people in Boston? I’ve never met a Black person who’s actually from Boston.”
As a second-generation Black Bostonian, every time I hear that question the statement says far more about cultural assumptions than it does about actual demographics. Read More
16 December 2025 – Cristóbal López
advocacy groups, education, historic preservation, National Park Service, local history, National Register of Historic Places
The National Park Service’s ability to interpret the breadth of American history that is reflected in its more than four hundred sites is fragile. The fate of one of these, the Blackwell School National Historic Site, serves as an example of how quickly gains made in this effort can be undone. Read More
11 December 2025 – Emma Wiley 1
Author’s disclaimer: This article is based on my own research and opinions and does not reflect the views of any former or current employer.
Over the past several months, the public history community has been reminded of the fragility of public-facing work. Read More
13 September 2022 – Marie Acemah and Alice Qannik Glenn
Editors’ Note: This post is part of a series of reflections from winners of NCPH awards in 2022. Marie Acemah and Alice Qannik Glenn were part of the See Stories’ team that won an honorable mention in the small institution category for Outstanding Public History Project Award for their short film The Forgotten Slavery of Our Ancestors. Read More
23 January 2020 – Adina Langer 2
2020 annual meeting, local history, Atlanta Series 2020, digital history, education, government, gentrification, race, urban history
Editor’s Note: This is the first in a series of posts from members of the Local Arrangements Committee for the NCPH 2020 annual meeting which will take place from March 18th through March 21st in Atlanta, Georgia.
Like many sunbelt cities, Atlanta’s origins are more engineered than organic. Read More
22 October 2019 – Annie Brown and Diana Lempel
local history, archives, gentrification, race, ethnicity, community archives, 2019 archives month series, youth
Editors’ Note: This is one in a series of posts about the intersection of archives and public history that will be published throughout October, or Archives Month in the United States. This series is edited by National Council on Public History (NCPH) board member Krista McCracken, History@Work affiliate editor Kristin O’Brassill-Kulfan, and NCPH The Public Historian co-editor/Digital Media Editor Nicole Belolan. Read More