Episode 69 -- Allison Upshaw On Black Women And Land In AL Black Belt Alabama History Podcasts

Stillman College Asst. Prof. of Music, Dr. Allison Upshaw, discusses her "creative nonfiction" project, "reframing: Narratives of African American Female Landowners in Alabama's Black Belt" that captures more about Black women who own land than what appears in records and produces their stories in a way that makes them fully human.

Links mentioned in the episode:

Stillman College: https://stillman.edu/

Alabama Department of Archives and History Statement of Recommitment: https://archives.alabama.gov/about/docs/ADAH_statement_recommitment.pdf

Dr. Allison Upshaw personal website: https://allisonupshawphd.com/

Alabama Humanities Alliance grants: https://alabamahumanities.org/grants/

Alabama State Council on the Arts: https://arts.alabama.gov/

[On Heir Property] J. F. Dyer, "Heir Property: Legal and Cultural Dimensions of Collective Landownership," Alabama Agriculture Experiment Station Bulletin 667, May 2007: https://aurora.auburn.edu/bitstream/handle/11200/4107/BULL0667.pdf

"reFraming: Narratives of African American Female Landowners in Alabama's Black Belt" on Prezi Video: https://prezi.com/v/view/Es7m9C77MxQoQ4yoLTuD/

"OPERAtunities": https://allisonupshawphd.com/services/
"Artivism": https://allisonupshawphd.com/artivism/

Rather read? Here's a link to the transcript: https://tinyurl.com/bd2ztwbb

*Just a heads up – the provided transcript is likely to be less than 100% accurate.

The Alabama History Podcast's producer is Marty Olliff and its associate producer is Laura Murray.

Founded in 1947, the Alabama Historical Association is the oldest statewide historical society in Alabama. The AHA provides opportunities for meaningful engagement with the past through publications, meetings, historical markers, and other programs. See the website www.alabamahistory.net/