For Generations Yet Unborn: Observations and Challenges in Black Public History

For their annual W. Augustus Low Lecture, the Department of History presents

For Generations Yet Unborn: Observations and Challenges in Black Public History

Amber N. Mitchell will discuss the unique intersections of Black history, preservation, and memory that have presented opportunities and challenges in her career as a Public Historian and Museum Worker and look toward the future of African American storytelling in American public spaces.

Organized by the Department of History and cosponsored by the Center for Social Science Scholarship.

Amber N. Mitchell is a public historian, museum educator, and community-rooted cultural strategist. Currently, she serves as the founding Curator of Black History at The Henry Ford Museum of American Innovation. As a public historian, Amber strives to empower communities of color to tell our own stories in cultural institutions and beyond, while transforming nonprofit structures into accessible reflections of our communities. Before joining the Henry Ford staff, Amber worked at Whitney Plantation, the National WWII Museum, and the American Association for State and Local History, amongst other spaces in the Midwest. She holds a master’s degree in History from Indiana University and a bachelor’s in History from Wayne State University in Detroit.