1st Edition
Monuments of Diverse Heritage in Early America Placemaking and Preservation by Black, Indigenous, and Jewish Peoples
By Barry L. Stiefel
Copyright 2025
328 Pages
by
Routledge
328 Pages
by
Routledge
328 Pages
by
Routledge
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Monuments of Diverse Heritage in Early America: Placemaking and Preservation by Black, Indigenous, and Jewish Peoples explores a more inclusive history of preserving public historic sites. At a time when some Americans have embraced white nationalism in response to unfolding demographic changes and others celebrate individual identities over all else, an inclusive, tolerant, and unifying... Read more
Introduction, Part 1: Black Diaspora, Chapter 1: Blacks Shaping the Built Environment in the Age of Revolution, 1775-1830, Chapter 2: The Early Preservation of Places by Black People, 1830-1950, Chapter 3: The Struggle for Civil Rights and Historic Preservation for Black People, After 1950, Part 2: Indigenous Peoples, Chapter 4: Indigenous Peoples Shaping Built Landscapes After American Independence, 1775-1830, Chapter 5: Indigenous Peoples Confronting Wetikoism in Historic Preservation, 1830-1950, Chapter 6: Native American-based Historic Preservation, After 1950, Part 3: Jews Near and Far, Chapter 7: Transformations of Jewish Places due to the American Revolution, 1775-1830, Chapter 8: Jews Demonstrating American Filiality Through Preserving the Memory of Place, 1830-1950, Chapter 9: Jewish Participation in Populist Historic Preservation, After 1950 Intra-sections and Intersections on Living with History
Biography
Barry L. Stiefel, Ph.D. is Professor of Historic Preservation & Community Planning in the Department of Art & Architectural History at the College of Charleston. He has completed numerous publications that address sustainability, cultural-ethnic architectural history, historic transportation mobility, human-centered preservation, community-building through historic places, and preservation education.
