Allensworth, Black History, and Reparations with Dr. Ashley Adams

Dr. Ashley Adams of Northeastern University provides an overview of original research detailing preservation designation impacts and the value of inclusive and equity-based preservation planning and outcomes at the Allensworth State Historic Park. She discusses current preservation conditions alongside the larger public memory impacts and consequences of preservation failures in the midst of the state and national Black Reparations Movement. Recommendations for individual and community-based action and connections to future Black history preservation reparations are also shared, followed by audience Q&A.
For more information on Allensworth's history and present-day preservation efforts, visit the Friends of Allensworth website at:
www.friendsofa...
This is a recording of the talk, which took place on February 27, 2023, and was a part of programming for Mapping Common Ground: Agriculture, Migration, and Labor in Rural California, a grant project funded by the Whiting Foundation.