spatial humanist. public historian. truthseeker.
My coverage of the ESRI Federal GIS User Conference coming up January 28-31. I will be there assisting ESRI with tech set-up as well as conference logistical support. Find out more here about this exciting gathering. Note: Because of the current government shutdown I was unsure if ESRI would continue to go forward with the … Continue reading Stay Tuned For…
I wrote a piece at Watershed Blog on formerly enslaved men and the sea. Featured image is by Lovis Corinth, painted in 1884 Un Othello. Click here
On maronnage in the Great Dismal Swamp the existing scholarship on enslaved people within the Great Dismal Swamp is scattered across the disciplines of anthropology, cultural studies, and history. Hugo Prosper Leaming’s Hidden Americans: Maroons of Virginia and North Carolina was published in 1995 and brought attention to Great Dismal Swamp maroons using cultural and … Continue reading Excerpt- Courage to Move Through by Christy Hyman
I had the pleasure of being invited to speak at the Maryland Institute for Technology in the Humanities on Tuesday October 30 as part of their Digital Dialogues series. I enjoyed catching up with friend/colleagues MITH Director Trevor Munoz and Associate Director Purdom Lindblad who are doing so much to transform the field of digital … Continue reading Fugitive Texts and Bindings-Visit to Uni of Maryland Historical Manuscripts Collection
My friend and collaborator Eric Anthony Sheppard, a direct descendant of enslaved canal laborer Moses Grandy is featured here. Eric and I are in collaboration to create a marker for Moses Grandy among other recovery efforts to lift up the life and legacy of enslaved people. Click: Here
I've recently returned from my research trip to Scotland and it was wonderful. One of the most striking things I saw outside of the beauty of the architecture of Glasgow and Edinburgh was a statue of Abraham Lincoln in Edinburgh. I am always interested in iconography, memory, and transatlantic linkages to freedom and unfreedom. Built … Continue reading Abraham Lincoln in Edinburgh; Markers of Race
And as per usual I am managing a 1001 projects. I don't mind this of course because I enjoy engaging the life of the mind. So what have I been working on this summer?
