This is a recording of a Zoom webinar by the MediaEd Club of the Media Education Lab on April 7, 2025. (Breakout room discussions were NOT recorded.)
Description: It is important to study and understand our history. This is true for events sometimes perceived as “hard history,” which involved unjust, discriminatory treatment and even violence between different groups and individuals. Researching and fact checking these historical events presents unique as well as similar challenges for researchers of contemporary events. The Charlotte-Mecklenburg Remembrance Project (https://ithappenedhereclt.com) is a local initiative in Charlotte, North Carolina, and part of “a national movement by the Equal Justice Initiative (eji.org) to tell the truth about racial terror lynchings in America, to understand how this violent history still shapes our lives today, and to help our community move toward reconciliation.” Join panelists Krista Terrell and Helen Schwab, communications/content team and research leaders in the Charlotte-Mecklenburg Remembrance Project, for a “deep dive” into the background and ongoing work of this important community initiative. Their perspectives and lessons learned in this ongoing journey can inform our work as media literacy educators and advocates in our respective communities.
The Charlotte-Mecklenburg Remembrance Project
https://ithappenedhereclt.com/
Webinar slides:
https://docs.google.com/presentation/d/1ORaIYQ5-YgCQFyvTRqRYfY40IOfJZ9l7SmlmhkYd0zQ/edit?usp=sharing
More links from and related to this webinar are available on:
https://mediaeducationlab.com/events/fact-checking-previously-invisible-history
Learn more about other upcoming events offered through the Media Education Lab on:
https://mediaeducationlab.com/events