We are pleased to welcome Dr. Jennifer Taylor back to the Modjeska Simkins School on Sunday afternoon for the 4th Deep Dive of the semester.
Dr. Taylor earned her PhD at USC, and is an AssociateProfessor of Public History at Duquesne University. She specializes in debunking myths and telling true stories about our painful past. She addresses the tensions between the romanticized history told by the winners and the peoples’ lived history.
Dr. Taylor offers best practices for interpreting issues such as white supremacy and domestic political terrorism for public audiences. Her recent book, Rebirth: Creating the Museum of the Reconstruction Era and the Future of the House Museum, tells how the Woodrow Wilson boyhood home in Columbia was upgraded for the 21st Century as the Museum of the Reconstruction Era. Rebirth is available in hardback and paperback, as well as a free open access e-book through the University of South Carolina Press.
This program is free and open to the public. Register HERE.
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Deep Dives are part of the Modjeska Simkins School’s spring session. They offer in-depth conversations about historic and current topics with leading writers, teachers, activists, and historians.