Sustaining Identity, Recapturing Heritage Exploring Issues of Public History, Tourism, and Race in a Southern Rural Town
by Denkler, Ann E.Format: Hardcover
Pub. Date: 2007-12-05
Publisher(s): Lexington Books
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Summary
This book explores the complex web of public history, tourism, and race in Luray, VA, a small town in the Shenandoah Valley ensconced in Lost Cause heritage. By utilizing a diverse range of methodologies, including ethnography, this book demonstrates how contested race relations are in this area, and how racial exclusion interacts with the politics of public history.
Author Biography
Ann Denkler is assistant professor of history at Shenandoah University.
Table of Contents
| Introduction | p. 1 |
| Creating the Past in Luray | p. 11 |
| "...But Slavery Cured Us of That Weakness": The Search for the "Private" Public History of African Americans in Luray | p. 35 |
| Subverting Heritage and Memory: Luray's "Ol' Slave Auction Block | p. 57 |
| Tourism and Battles for Cultural Identity | p. 79 |
| Recapturing Identity: The "Life on the Mountain" Exhibition at Shenandoah National Park | p. 99 |
| Epilogue-Interpreting for the Future | p. 113 |
| Bibliography | p. 119 |
| Index | p. 129 |
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