Contents
First Impressions: The National Memorial for Peace and Justice
Editor’s Desk: Safe Spaces for Black and Brown Interpreters
Erica Veal
Unearthing Mami Earth: A Hidden Gullah Geechee Earth Spirit
Akua Page*
Historical Interpretation Sparks a Second Career
Joseph Anderson*
Honoring the Past: The Black and Brown Interpreters Network’s Work
in Cemetery Preservation and Documentation
Jocelyn Patterson*
Heritage Leadership: Engaging with Contested Heritage:
Working Through, Walking Alongside (Part 2)
Theresa Coble, Ryan Lindsay, Pamela Blair-Bruce, Christina Cid, Jim Craig, Carol Fitzsimmons, Rachel Galan, Keith Miller, Lisa Overholser, Bob Stanton, and Laura Westhoff
Without Rhythm There Is No Movement
Tyrone Collins*
More Than Just a Badge
Tabitha Miles-Kingrey*
Tasty Tidbits in a Fur Jacket
Ladd G. Colston*
Resources That Inspired and Influenced Us
All Contributors
From the President:
Reflections of a Black Interpreter
Parker McMullen Bushman
* First-time contributor to Legacy.
Cover Photo: Akua Page touches the soil that holds Gullah Geechee history at Boonhall Plantation. Read the article. Photo by nathaliemarievisuals.
Legacy
January/February 2025
Volume 36, Number 1
Guest Editor
Erica Veal
Editor
Lucien Meadows
Associate Editors
Dayamiris Candelario
Paul Caputo
Jose Chavez Christina Cid
Brenda Lackey
Michael Romero
Jay Schneider
Copy Editor
Elizabeth Meyers
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