Front cover image for Memory in black and white : race, commemoration, and the post-bellum landscape

Memory in black and white : race, commemoration, and the post-bellum landscape

Paul A. Shackel (Author)
This work examines four well-known Civil War-era National Park sites and shows us how public memory shaped their creation and continues to shape their interpretation. It shows that "public memory" is really "public memories", and interpretation may change from one generation to another.
Print Book, English, 2003
AltaMira Press, Lanham (Md.), 2003
History
XVII-250 p. : illustrations ; 24 cm
9780759102620, 0759102627
470393322
Part 1 Foreword Part 2 Preface Part 3 Introduction Chapter 4 Chapter 1: Contested Memories of the Civil War Chapter 5 Chapter 2: The John Brown Fort: Unwanted Symbol, Coveted Icon Chapter 6 Chapter 3: Southern Heritage and the Faithful Slave Monuments: The Heyward Shepherd Memorial Chapter 7 Chapter 4: Saint-Gaudens' Shaw Monument: Redefining the Role of the 54th Massachusetts Volunteer Infantry Chapter 8 Chapter 5: Contradictions on the Landscape: Myth and Creation at Manassas National Battlefield Park Chapter 9 Chapter 6: Remembering Landscapes of Conflict Part 10 Epilogue: Approaches to Changing the Meaning of Commemoration
Bibliogr. p. 211-243. Index