Researching the Legacy of The Negro Traveller's Green Book in The North
About this Event
The states of Rhode Island and Georgia share more than just Revolutionary War Hero Nathanael Greene and a lengthy history of enslavement. Both states hosted many sites listed in The Negro Traveller's Green Book and both are stepping up to face the significant obstacles preventing their preservation. Join Catherine W. Zipf and Dr. Danielle Willkens for a conversation about the history and preservation of Rhode Island's Green Book sites and how they relate to companion Green Book sites in Georgia.
Award-winning architectural historian Catherine W. Zipf studies the underdogs (and the elites when they were underdogs) of American architectural history. With an interest in race and gender, Zipf reconstructs lost or overlooked histories, providing a new, often surprising, viewpoint on the traditional narrative. Recent projects include Frank Lloyd Wright's Fallingwater, a book that examines Wright's career before the construction of Fallingwater, and The Architecture of the Negro Travelers' Green Book, a public catalogue of Green Book sites. Zipf serves as the Executive Director of The Bristol Historical & Preservation Society, in Bristol, RI, a Colonial-era Norman Rockwell-esque town built by money generated from the slave trade. Her current projects examine Gilded Age women who built houses in Newport, RI, enslaved people who lived in Bristol, and Cuban sugar plantations owned by prominent Bristolians during the 19th century.
5-6:30pm: Open house
6:30-8pm: Discussion
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