Despite their profound cultural and historical importance, civic leaders often neglect the preservation of African American churches in the South in favor of saving buildings that promise economic benefits or contribute to the development of private or public communities. Yet, these churches have always been central to African American communities, serving as places of worship, centers of civil rights activism, and sacred spaces for social and moral support. Read More
Editor’s Note: Kristin O’Brassill-Kulfan is the 2024 winner of the G. Wesley Johnson Award, which recognizes the most outstanding article appearing in the The Public Historian during the previous volume year, for her article “‘People First’: Interpreting and Commemorating Houselessness and Poverty,” The Public Historian Vol 45, No 1.Read More
In the Fall of 2023, the Museum Club at East High School in Denver, Colorado began working with students at the University of Colorado Denver to expand the high school’s museum to better represent their current community. This collaboration highlights the value of incorporating public history in high school curricula. Read More
In 1997, my hometown of Fort Collins, Colorado, was ravaged by a flood. During the deluge, the Johnson Center Mobile Home Park was completely destroyed. As a young child, I walked through the empty lot where the homes used to sit and wondered about the community that had been erased. Read More
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