History of the United States

• As chairman, Powers worked with experts and museum consultants, Applebaum Associates Inc., to create the interior plan for the museum’s galleries.
• “There have been a number of CofC faculty who helped plan the design for one or more of the galleries based on their expertise and knowledge.
• “This area conveys a chronological treatment of African American, American and South Carolina histories to show intersections between them,” says Powers.
• “We want visitors to understand and consume the story by multiple means to supplement the historic record.”
  Other College of Charleston faculty and staff who contributed their expertise to the International African American Museum include:
  Daron Calhoun, Race and Social Justice Initiative coordinator, Avery Research Center for African American History and Culture

• Why, they ask, did I like learning about slavery given that it was so horrible and harsh?
• How could I value being taught about something that caused so much hurt and harm?
• Students often tell me that they’re not learning much about slavery beyond the suffering and harsh conditions that it involved.

Start early, but keep it positive

• But lessons about slavery at that age should avoid the pain and trauma of slavery.
• This, the authors of the guide say, will better equip children to later hear about, understand and emotionally process the terrible truths about slavery.

Focus on Black resistance

• As Black history education professor LaGarett King puts it, Black people have always “acted, made their own decisions based on their interests, and fought back against oppressive structures.” Stressing this can help students to see that although Black people were victimized by slavery, they were not just helpless victims.
• Juneteenth provides opportunities to acknowledge and examine the legacies of Black freedom fighters during the time of slavery.

Connect Juneteenth to current events

• Juneteenth can also be a way for educators to help students better understand contemporary demands for racial justice.
• That’s what George Patterson, a former Brooklyn middle school principal, did a few years back at the height of protests that took place under the mantra of Black Lives Matter.
• “We need to bring it to the forefront.” Educators can make Juneteenth about so much more than the end of slavery.

• Designed to be a vibrant gathering place and regional learning hub, Wisconsin's new history center will be a leading cultural experience in the Midwest
  MADISON, Wis., June 13, 2023 /PRNewswire-PRWeb/ -- The Wisconsin Historical Society is excited to share a first look inside the new state-of-the-art history center that is expected to be completed in late 2026.
• "This will be a welcoming, vibrant place for the community to gather, engage, reflect and share in our history."
• The history center replaces the Wisconsin Historical Museum, which was located in the space of a former hardware store and unable to adequately provide access to the state's collections to school groups and residents.
• "We are grateful for nearly two decades of growing public and private support, and we are thrilled to see Wisconsin's new history center visible on the horizon."

• The NMAAHC announced the acquisition of the historically significant test kitchen, which Landmarks Illinois saved from demolition in 2018, earlier today.
• The test kitchen also helps tell the story of the Johnson Publishing Company, the country's most influential African American publisher of its time.
• Following the MOFAD exhibit, NMAAHC approached Landmarks Illinois in the fall of 2022 about its interest in acquiring the Ebony Test Kitchen.
• Landmarks Illinois produced a short video about the years-long effort to preserve the Ebony Test Kitchen, which can be viewed here .