Welcome to the 2019 Branch Out Alternative Break project: “Critical Commemoration.”
The goal of this year’s public history project was to add to the history of the College by thinking through what it means to be a part of the University community at such important junctures in history, for example, the 50th anniversary of African Americans at W&M, the 100th anniversary of coeducation at W&M, the election of the first woman President of the College, the commemoration of 1619, and the installation of a memorial to the enslaved at W&M. Through collaborative research, we have written essays and accompanying syllabi that bring a critical perspective to these events.
Participants:
Sharon Kim
Abigail Fitzsimmons
Emily Maison
Matthew Thompson
Isabella Lovain
Kelsey Wright
Jioni Tuck
Meg Jones
Kam Morris
Lex Bailey
Site Leaders:
Angela Rose West
Brendan Boylan
Lemon Project Graduate Assistant:
Ravynn K. Stringfield