Engaging Descendant Communities Rubric
Engaging Descendent Communities in the Interpretation of Slavery at Museums and Historic Sites: A Rubric of Best Practices Established by the National Summit of Teaching Slavery, v. 1.0, 10-25-18.
Description of Engaging Descendant Communities Rubric
"In partnership with the National Trust for Historic Preservation’s African American Cultural Heritage Action Fund, James Madison’s Montpelier convened the inaugural National Summit on Teaching Slavery in February 2018. Kat Imhoff, President and CEO of The Montpelier Foundation, stated that the summit represented “an important step towards creating a more honest and equitable version of history for future generations . . . . We are convening as an interdisciplinary workshop of peers with the concrete and important goal of creating a rubric for public historians to work with descendants.” In that spirit, educators, curators, scholars, activists, museum and historic site practitioners, and descendants convened to deliberate on the best ideas and practices for teaching slavery in a more engaging and inclusive manner that incorporates the stories and experiences of enslaved people through the voices of their descendants. This rubric is an assessment and development tool that measures and builds an organization’s capability and commitment to teach slavery."
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