by lindaoppenheim | Aug 6, 2018 | Article, Truth and Reconciliation
The article describes the efforts of Emily Johnson to have a land acknowledgement open artistic performances–recognizing the Indigenous tribes who once lived or currently live there. A publication to making an acknowledgement, “Honor Native Land: A Guide...
by lindaoppenheim | May 8, 2018 | Article, Truth and Reconciliation
Sarah E. Bond answers “Yes” to the question about the role of art museums vis a vis the history of slavery in the United States. Describing efforts in a number of museums, including the Princeton University Art Museum, Bond “explor[es] exhibit...
by lindaoppenheim | May 5, 2018 | Article, Truth and Reconciliation
Princeton University announced plans to honor graduates, faculty, and formerly enslaved persons associated with the school. They will name “a publicly accessible garden between Firestone Library and Nassau Street for Betsey Stockton and the easternmost arch in...
by lindaoppenheim | May 5, 2018 | Article, Truth and Reconciliation
The book Karen Branan, a white journalist from Georgia, wrote about a 1912 lynching in Georgia, in which her family members participated, was read by Jackie Jordan Irvine, an black Alabama native and a professor emeritus of urban education at Emory University, who...
by lindaoppenheim | Dec 27, 2017 | Truth and Reconciliation, Video
In this Tedx Talk (Dec 8, 2017), Joseph McGill describes his work and advocacy in preserving sites where enslaved people existed. To hear his talk, click here. If you are interested in helping Not in Our Town in its Truth and Reconciliation efforts, email...
by lindaoppenheim | Dec 1, 2017 | Continuing Conversations, Events, Truth and Reconciliation
A Conversation with Residents Who Lived Through Apartheid in Princeton “We can’t change what we don’t face.” – James Baldwin “Those who cannot remember the past are condemned to repeat it.” – George Santayana “This process aims to reconcile and...
