Rebirth

"Jennifer Whitmer Taylor shows how the story of race relations in the South is both broader and deeper than the critical, but limited, periods of slavery and the civil rights movement."—Alena Pirok, Georgia Southern University, author of The Spirit of Colonial Williamsburg

"Essential reading for all those who care about public history and the historical properties that focus public attention on our shared pasts and futures."—Bruce Baker, Newcastle University, coeditor of Remembering Reconstruction

"Historic house museums are generally thought of as relics of another time, where red velvet ropes and romantic narratives keep honest history at bay. In Rebirth, Jennifer Whitmer Taylor details what is possible when a house museum evolves to re ect a more forthright history and the full spectrum of the human experience. An important addition to the literature on museum studies, as well as the history of Reconstruction, race, and public memory."—Karen L. Cox, UNC Charlotte, author of Dreaming of Dixie