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PublisherTaylor & Francis Group

ISBN-101598745492

ISBN-139781598745498

eBay Product ID (ePID)125231238

Product Key Features

Number of Pages178 Pages

Publication NameSpeaking for the Enslaved : Heritage Interpretation at Antebellum Plantation Sites

LanguageEnglish

Publication Year2012

SubjectArchaeology, United States / State & Local / South (Al, Ar, Fl, Ga, Ky, La, ms, Nc, SC, Tn, VA, WV), Sociology / General, Public Policy / Cultural Policy, Museums, Tours, Points of Interest, Cognitive Psychology & Cognition, Agriculture / General, Anthropology / General, Customs & Traditions, Ethnic Studies / African American Studies

TypeTextbook

Subject AreaTravel, Political Science, Technology & Engineering, Social Science, Psychology, History

AuthorAntoinette T. Jackson

SeriesHeritage, Tourism, and Community Ser.

FormatTrade Paperback

Dimensions

Item Height0.5 in

Item Weight8.9 Oz

Item Length9 in

Item Width6 in

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Intended AudienceScholarly & Professional

LCCN2012-000882

Dewey Edition23

ReviewsAntoinette Jackson's book is about extending and complicating the history of African Americans, and providing a new and more inclusive perspective for our national public memory. Speaking for the Enslaved lays a foundation to challenge the dominant narrative and it shows how the descendant community can add a more inclusive and textured story about the past." —From the Foreword by Paul Shackel, University of Maryland

Series Volume Number5

IllustratedYes

Dewey Decimal975

Table Of ContentChapter 1 History, Heritage, Memory, Place; Chapter 2 Issues in Cultural Heritage Tourism, Management, and Preservation; Chapter 3 Roots, Routes, and Representation--Friendfield Plantation and Michelle Obama's Very American Story; Chapter 4 Jehossee Island Rice Plantation; Chapter 5 "Tell Them We Were Never Sharecroppers"; Chapter 6 The Kingsley Plantation Community; Chapter 7 Conclusion;

SynopsisFocusing on the agency of enslaved Africans and their descendants in the South, this work argues for the systematic recovery of subjugated knowledge, histories, and cultural practices of those traditionally silenced and overlooked by national heritage projects and national public memories., Focusing on the agency of enslaved Africans and their descendants in the South, this work argues for the systematic unveiling and recovery of subjugated knowledge, histories, and cultural practices of those traditionally silenced and overlooked by national heritage projects and national public memories. Jackson uses both ethnographic and ethnohistorical data to show the various ways African Americans actively created and maintained their own heritage and cultural formations. Viewed through the lens of four distinctive plantation sites--including the one on which that the ancestors of First Lady Michelle Obama lived--everyday acts of living, learning, and surviving profoundly challenge the way American heritage has been constructed and represented. A fascinating, critical view of the ways culture, history, social policy, and identity influence heritage sites and the business of heritage research management in public spaces.

LC Classification NumberF210.J33 2012