Monuments of Diverse Heritage in Early America

Barry L. Stiefel, Ph.D. is Professor of Historic Preservation & Community Planning in the Department of Art & Architectural History at the College of Charleston. He has completed numerous publications that address sustainability, cultural-ethnic architectural history, historic transportation mobility, human-centered preservation, community-building through historic places, and preservation education.

• Introduction, Part 1: Black Diaspora, Chapter 1: Blacks Shaping the Built Environment in the Age of Revolution, 1775-1830, Chapter 2: The Early Preservation of Places by Black People, 1830-1950, Chapter 3: The Struggle for Civil Rights and Historic Preservation for Black People, After 1950, Part 2: Indigenous Peoples, Chapter 4: Indigenous Peoples Shaping Built Landscapes After American Independence, 1775-1830, Chapter 5: Indigenous Peoples Confronting Wetikoism in Historic Preservation, 1830-1950, Chapter 6: Native American-based Historic Preservation, After 1950, Part 3: Jews Near and Far, Chapter 7: Transformations of Jewish Places due to the American Revolution, 1775-1830, Chapter 8: Jews Demonstrating American Filiality Through Preserving the Memory of Place, 1830-1950, Chapter 9: Jewish Participation in Populist Historic Preservation, After 1950 Intra-sections and Intersections on Living with History