OSU Faculty Contributes to Civil Rights Museum

The National Civil Rights Museum at the Lorraine Motel [1] is back open and boasting a series of fantastic renovations [2]. Founded in 1991, this museum was the first to construct a broader picture of the Civil Rights Movement.

This is the first major renovation since the museum's opening, and two of our department's faculty members had a major hand in its development. We'd like to recognize Dr. Hasan Jeffries [3] and Dr. Stephanie Shaw [4] for serving on the team of scholars who expanded the exhibits to reinterpret the Civil Rights struggle.

Read more on the renovations at NPR's code switch blog [5] and stay tuned for a future podcast interview with Drs. Jeffries and Shaw on their vision and involvement in these important exhibits.