Mascots, Myths, Monuments, and Memory 12 – Monuments and Power: Memory vs. History

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Mascots, Myths, Monuments, and Memory 12 – Monuments and Power: Memory vs. History

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Paul Gardullo, Curator of History, National Museum of African American History and Culture, moderates the last panel of the day, which addresses the topic Monuments and Power: Memory vs. History. The panelists are Lonnie Bunch, Founding Director, National Museum of African American History and Culture; The Honorable Stephanie Rawlings-Blake, Mayor of Baltimore from 2010 to 2016; Tom Finkelpearl, Commissioner, New York City Department of Cultural Affairs; and Aaron Bryant, Museum Curator and Chair, Special Commission to Review Baltimore’s Public Confederate Monuments. The symposium Mascots, Myths, Monuments, and Memory examines the history of racialized mascots, Civil War monuments, and other contested public symbols and memorials. Lonnie Bunch, III, historian, author, curator, and educator, is the founding director of the Smithsonian’s National Museum of African American History and Culture. In this position, he promotes the museum’s mission to help audiences see African American history as American history, and provides strategic leadership in areas of fundraising, collections, and academic and cultural partnerships. Stephanie C. Rawlings-Blake served as the 49th Mayor of Baltimore, the second woman to hold that office. She has also been the secretary of the Democratic National Committee and president of the United States Conference of Mayors. On June 30, 2015, Mayor Rawlings-Blake announced the creation of a special commission to review all of Baltimore’s Confederate statues and historical assets. Under the request, she directed the special commission to launch a conversation about each of the different Confederate-era monuments and other historical assets and make recommendations for their future in Baltimore. Tom Finkelpearl is the Commissioner of the New York City Department of Cultural Affairs. In this role, he oversees city funding for nonprofit arts organizations across the five boroughs and directs the cultural policy for the City of New York. Prior to his appointment by Mayor Bill de Blasio, Commissioner Finkelpearl served as Executive Director of the Queens Museum for twelve years starting in 2002, overseeing an expansion that doubled the museum’s size and positioning the organization as a vibrant center for social engagement in nearby communities. Aaron Bryant is the Curator of Photography at the National Museum of African American History and Culture. Prior to joining the Smithsonian, Bryant was curator for the James E. Lewis Museum of Art at Morgan State University, where he organized and produced more than thirty exhibits, community events, and educational programs. This program was webcast and recorded in the Oprah Winfrey Theater or the National Museum of African American History and Culture on March 3, 2018.

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2018-03-10T15:47:41.000Z

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