Journey Through Hallowed Ground Partnership Unveils New Book:
Honoring Their Paths: African American Contributions
Along the Journey Through Hallowed Ground
Researched Stories Tell of Contributions Made by Individuals
Who Lived in the National Heritage Area
Now Available
For Immediate Release
July 27, 2009
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Waterford, Virginia — The Journey Through Hallowed Ground Partnership
has unveiled its latest book revealing 100 more stories of people and places
that have played critical roles in creating the rich history of the region
known as Where America Happened.
Honoring Their Paths: African American Contributions
Along the Journey Through Hallowed Ground shines a light on the realities of slave life, freemen, nationally
acclaimed artists and civil rights leaders, revealing three hundred years of
untold contributions to our American heritage.
Robert K. Sutton, PhD, Chief Historian for the National Park Service said, “After
three years of extensive research, this remarkable book brings to the public
a rich and complex component of our American narrative by looking beyond the
bricks and mortar of historic sites to the people who—through courage,
creativity and conviction—helped shape our nation.”
Written by Dr. Deborah Lee, Honoring Their Paths: .African
American Contributions Along the Journey Through Hallowed Ground, is a 248-page book that was produced
with the keen insight and expertise of 34 historians and academicians. It includes
fifteen easy-to-use maps, fascinating profiles as well as archival images depicting
many of the indelible contributions made by African Americans who lived within
the four-state Journey Through Hallowed Ground National Heritage Area that
runs from Gettysburg, PA to Monticello, VA.
“Generation after generation, the people of this amazing region have
been called upon to define what it means to be an American,” said Cate
Magennis Wyatt, president of the Journey Through Hallowed Ground Partnership. “Yet
we found many of these extraordinary stories were untold. Accordingly, we sought
and fortunately secured funding to ensure we had the finest scholars and the
most dedicated team to more fully uncover this history”
Dr. Lee, said, “Understanding the African American experience lends
new dimensions to the phrase ‘hallowed ground.’ We owe gratitude
to the many African Americans, famous and anonymous, who have enriched our
world in so many ways. Through their lives and work, their struggles and achievements,
they hallowed this ground. Through this project, and through visits to the
places they knew, we seek to honor their paths.”
Honoring Their Paths: African American Contributions
Along the Journey Through Hallowed Ground is published by the Journey Through Hallowed Ground Partnership
and has been made possible by the Virginia Foundation for the Humanities, Pennsylvania
Museum and Historical Commission, Loudoun Preservation and Restoration Society,
the Virginia Department of Historic Resources and individual contributions.
The book is available through the JTHG Web site: HallowedGround.org and retails
for $20.
In addition to its rich African American history, the National Heritage Area
includes nine Presidential homes, the largest collection of Civil War sites,
23 historic Main Street Communities, 13 National Park units, 73 National Historic
Districts, significant Native American history, sites from the French and Indian
War, the Revolutionary War and the War of 1812.
This is the fifth book produced by the JTHG Partnership – all providing
critical historical elements to depict a more complete story of the hallowed
region. The other books include:
- The Journey Through Hallowed Ground: Birthplace
of the American Ideal
- The Journey Through Hallowed Ground—The Official
Travel Guide to Where America Happened
Hallowed Ground—Preserving America's Heritage
- The Journey Through Hallowed
Ground: An Activity Book for Young Historians by Young Historians
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