Document Type
Blog Post
Publication Date
10-4-2011
Department 1
Civil War Era Studies
Abstract
Continuing my review and discussion that I started last week of the NMAH's historical theater programs, this week, I want to talk about the other program I attended on my most recent visit down to the mall: the Join the Student Sit-Ins program. Long story short, Join the Student Sit-Ins is another great interpretive offering from the Smithsonian Museum of American History. The program thrives on visitor involvement and reflection. It's engaging, historically deep, emotional, and probing for answers, ultimately asking more questions than finding answers. [excerpt]
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Dinkelaker, Jacob, "Standing Up by Sitting Down: Join the Student Sit-Ins at the Smithsonian" (2011). Interpreting the Civil War: Connecting the Civil War to the American Public. 175.
https://cupola.gettysburg.edu/interpretcw/175
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Interpreting the Civil War: Connecting the Civil War to the American Public is written by alum and adjunct professor, John Rudy. Each post is his own opinions, musings, discussions, and questions about the Civil War era, public history, historical interpretation, and the future of history. In his own words, it is "a blog talking about how we talk about a war where over 600,000 died, 4 million were freed and a nation forever changed. Meditating on interpretation, both theory and practice, at no charge to you."