Historic Black Settlements Panel at 2015 Texas Planning Conference #txfcproject
The powerpoint below was presented this Friday in Galveston at the 2015 Texas Chapter American Planning Association Conference by Andrea Roberts, University of Texas at Austin/TX Freedom Colonies Project | Lareatha Clay, Shankleville Historical Society | Kim McKnight, City of Austin Here's a summary of what our 1 1/2 hour panel was about: "From 1870 to 1890, in the shadow of Reconstruction and violent nadir of American race relations that followed, former slaves founded more than 500 “Freedom Colonies” or Freedmen’s Towns across Texas. The purpose of this panel is to gain insight into how identity and memory among the dispersed, diasporic of descendants’ associated with Freedom Colonies catalyze their planning and historic preservation activities. How can understanding the way memory is operationalized in Freedom Colony heritage, cemetery, and homestead preservation projects enable public planners and cultural resources management professionals to better serve these enda...