The Realms of Oblivion: An Excavation of the Davies Manor Historic Site's Omitted Stories by Ross, Andrew C.
The Realms of Oblivion: An Excavation of the Davies Manor Historic Site's Omitted Stories by Ross, Andrew C.

The Realms of Oblivion: An Excavation of the Davies Manor Historic Site's Omitted Stories

The Realms of Oblivion explores the complexities involved in reconciling competing versions of history, channeled through Davies...
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Author: Andrew C. Ross
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Language: English
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The Realms of Oblivion: An Excavation of the Davies Manor Historic Site's Omitted Stories by Ross, Andrew C.

The Realms of Oblivion: An Excavation of the Davies Manor Historic Site's Omitted Stories

CHF 38.37
The Realms of Oblivion: An Excavation of the Davies Manor Historic Site's Omitted Stories by Ross, Andrew C.

The Realms of Oblivion: An Excavation of the Davies Manor Historic Site's Omitted Stories

CHF 38.37
Author: Andrew C. Ross
Format: Paperback
Language: English
Description
The Realms of Oblivion explores the complexities involved in reconciling competing versions of history, channeled through Davies Manor, a historic site near Memphis that once centered a wealthy slave-owning family's sprawling cotton plantation. Interrogating the forces of memorialization that often go unquestioned in the stories we believe about ourselves and our communities, this book simultaneously tells an informative and engrossing bottom-up history--of the Davies family, of the Black families they enslaved and exploited across generations, and of Memphis and Shelby County--while challenging readers to consider just what upholds the survival of that history into the present day.

Written in an engaging and critical style, The Realms of Oblivion is grounded in a rich source base, ranging from nineteenth-century legal records to the personal papers of the Davies family to twentieth-century African American oral histories. Author Andrew C. Ross uses these sources to unearth the stark contrast between the version of Davies Manor's history that was built out of nostalgia, and the version that records have proven to actually be true. As a result, Ross illuminates the ongoing need for a deep and honest reckoning with the history of the South and of the United States, on the part of both individuals and community institutions such as local historic sites and small museums.

Author: Andrew C. Ross
Publisher: Vanderbilt University Press
Published: 06/30/2024
Pages: 280
Binding Type: Paperback
ISBN: 9780826506818

About the Author
Andrew C. Ross is the museum director for The Blues Foundation in Memphis, Tennessee. From 2017 to 2022, he worked as the projects director and executive director for the Davies Manor Association, where he led the development of the award-winning exhibit Omitted in Mass: Rediscovering Lost Narratives of Enslavement, Migration, and Memory through the Davies Family's Papers. His writing has appeared in Memphis Magazine, Delta Magazine, Texas Highways, Mississippi Sports Magazine, The Daily Beast, and various newspapers.
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