Upon the Ruins of Liberty
Book • 2014
This book investigates the history and public memory surrounding the President's House at Independence National Historical Park, focusing on slavery's presence at the site and how that history has been commemorated or obscured.
It explores the tensions between historical evidence, public interpretation, and the politics of memorialization.
The work situates the President's House within broader debates about how nations remember difficult pasts and how museum displays and signage mediate public understanding.
Drawing on archival research and public history practice, the book analyzes specific commemorative efforts, controversies, and the implications for contemporary conversations about race and memory.
It aims to illuminate how physical sites and interpretive texts influence collective memory and civic identity.
It explores the tensions between historical evidence, public interpretation, and the politics of memorialization.
The work situates the President's House within broader debates about how nations remember difficult pasts and how museum displays and signage mediate public understanding.
Drawing on archival research and public history practice, the book analyzes specific commemorative efforts, controversies, and the implications for contemporary conversations about race and memory.
It aims to illuminate how physical sites and interpretive texts influence collective memory and civic identity.
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