As Lyle Foster and Tim Knapp engaged with the history of Springfield’s African American community, new opportunities to document and communicate this history emerged. “The Journey Continues,” Foster says, “is the root. As it grew, one of the branches became the Springfield-Greene County African American Heritage Trail.” This new branch of the project uses historical … [Read more...] about From The Journey Continues, a new ‘branch’
When we interviewed Mrs. Ransom, motherhood emerged as a strong theme, not only because she's a mother of eight, but also because of the way she talked about her own mother and her older sister, who played a maternal role in her life. The story she told us about realizing she wouldn't be welcomed at the park is haunting, partly because of the matter-of-fact way her mother … [Read more...] about Making “Betty’s Story”: Mothers and children
We recently sat down with Missouri State Journal host Nicki Donnelson to discuss The Journey Continues, its progress and goals. This segment is scheduled to air on KSMU on Jan. 31, 2017. We were thrilled with the opportunity to share news of the project! … [Read more...] about The Journey Continues featured on Missouri State Journal
Lucie Amberg, a Missouri State communications specialist, per course faculty member and graduate student pursuing a Master of Professional Studies degree, recently wrote a successful grant application to the Missouri Humanities Council for an interdisciplinary, multimedia project on African-American history in the Ozarks. Stories that are waiting to be told This project began … [Read more...] about Missouri Humanities Council grant supports The Journey Continues