CLIR Events 2022

NOTE: This panel has been withdrawn by the presenters.

Presentation 1
 
Capturing Black American Voices of Resistance and Hope: Stories Shared and Lessons Learned from a 2020 Story-Gathering Initiative
Doretha Williams, Lindsey Bestebreutje, Kelly Navies, Angela Winand
Smithsonian National Museum of African American History, United States of America
 
Activated by awareness of the disproportionate rates Black Americans were dying of COVID and at the hands of police in 2020, the National Museum of African American History and Culture (NMAAHC) collected stories documenting everyday Americans enduring twin pandemics. NMAAHC staff present lessons learned from a rapid response storytelling project.