Dr. Dawn Chitty - Director of Education at the African American Civil War Museum

Join Janice and Cherekana as they interview Dr. Dawn Chitty, Director of Education at the African American Civil War Museum. Dr. Dawn Chitty is the Director of Education at the African American Civil War Museum where she has worked since 2010. Before joining the staff at the museum, Dawn was a curriculum specialist and social studies teacher serving school districts in South Carolina. Dawn specializes in 18th and 19th century education and historical interpretation. She has developed interpretive programs in colonial life, chattel slavery, and archaeology for several historic sites in the Charleston area and operated a successful tour company specializing in low country African American history called “Low Country Walks.”

She holds degrees in Anthropology and Education and holds a doctorate in Education in which she focused her research on the topics of museum curriculum and pedagogy about slavery and abolition in the United States. As a doctoral student, she learned a   great deal about the importance of historical memory and its connection to inclusive pedagogy. Dawn dedicates her time to initiatives and organizations that center around diversity, equity and inclusion in curriculum and interpretation practices.

www.afroamcivilwar.org

African American Civil War Memorial and Museum:  It is the mission of the African American Civil War Memorial and Museum to correct a great wrong in history which pretty much ignored the heroic role of 209,145 US Colored Troops in ending slavery and keeping America united under one flag. The Museum uses a rich collection of artifacts, documents, primary sources, and technology to create a meaningful learning experience for families, students, Civil War enthusiasts, and historians about the period from the American Civil War to Civil Rights and beyond.