Thank you for the link to the Erin Thompson essay. I found this quote very insightful, “Families stood up to take group photographs with the indistinct monument in the background, calling out to each other in Arabic, Vietnamese, Hindi. If the three Confederate leaders could really see out over the lawn, I thought with satisfaction, they would be horrified.
“But then I remembered that every low-wage worker I had encountered during the day, from Cameron, who’d taken my $20 parking fee, to Keyser, who’d sold me my lunch, was a person of colour. The composition of Georgia’s middle and even upper classes may have changed since these men rode, but the identity of the working poor has hardly shifted.”
And well done, Ford’s Theater Advisory Council, on your appointment - your insights will be a great contribution to their work.
i really like Ford's theater. I've been several times most recently summer 2016. I liked the updated museum but it is (or at least was) to dimly lite for people with low vision issues. One of my life goals is to see a Christmas Carol on that stage.
I met Stan Deaton about 10 years ago in Savannah. I asked him who gave the best African-American history tour in the city and he said Vaughnette Goode-Walker. He was not wrong--I've taken her tour twice and I recommend it highly. I look forward to listening to your podcast!
Thank you for the link to the Erin Thompson essay. I found this quote very insightful, “Families stood up to take group photographs with the indistinct monument in the background, calling out to each other in Arabic, Vietnamese, Hindi. If the three Confederate leaders could really see out over the lawn, I thought with satisfaction, they would be horrified.
“But then I remembered that every low-wage worker I had encountered during the day, from Cameron, who’d taken my $20 parking fee, to Keyser, who’d sold me my lunch, was a person of colour. The composition of Georgia’s middle and even upper classes may have changed since these men rode, but the identity of the working poor has hardly shifted.”
And well done, Ford’s Theater Advisory Council, on your appointment - your insights will be a great contribution to their work.
i really like Ford's theater. I've been several times most recently summer 2016. I liked the updated museum but it is (or at least was) to dimly lite for people with low vision issues. One of my life goals is to see a Christmas Carol on that stage.
Ford’s Theatre knew what they were doing by inviting you to be on their advisory council. Congratulations!
That's very kind of you. Thanks, Laura.
I met Stan Deaton about 10 years ago in Savannah. I asked him who gave the best African-American history tour in the city and he said Vaughnette Goode-Walker. He was not wrong--I've taken her tour twice and I recommend it highly. I look forward to listening to your podcast!
I am going to remember this for my next visit to Savannah. Thanks, Margaret.
Congratulations on your appointment to the Ford's Theater Advisory Council. Visiting Ford's Theater is one of my fondest childhood memories. Bravo!
Their staff, along with the National Park Service, do such a good job interpreting that site.