The National Mall

Welcome to Resting Places, Learning Spaces. Today, we’re venturing into one of the most iconic commemorative landscapes in the United States: the National Mall and Memorial Parks in Washington, D.C. Special Guests: Michelle Anderson & Delvin Kariuki Read the episode summary here: https://medium.com/@professorhvandyke/the-national-mall-resting-places-learning-spaces-podcast-s1-e2-30fc29331d98 References -LeeDecker, C.. (2020). The L’Enfant Plan. National Park Service. https://www.nps.gov/articles/dc-monumental-core-the-lenfant-plan.htm -Lefrak, M. (2020, August 31). An Art Installation On The National Mall Depicts Systemic Racism. Dcist. https://dcist.com/story/20/08/31/an-art-installation-on-the-national-mall-depicts-systemic-racism/ -National Park Service. (2023). National Mall. National Park Service. ⁠https://www.nps.gov/places/000/national-mall.htm⁠ -National Park Service. (2024). Building the Memorial. National Park Service. https://www.nps.gov/places/000/national-mall.htm -Roy Rosenweig Center for History and New Media & George Mason University . (n.d.). Was the Mall Ever segregated? Histories of the National Mall. https://mallhistory.org/explorations/show/wasthemallsegregated#:~:text=City%20recreational%20institutions%20were%20segregated,along%20the%20edges%20of%20Mall. -The Cultural Landscape Foundation. (n.d.). McMillan Plan. The Cultural Landscape Foundation. https://www.tclf.org/landscapes/mcmillan-plan -Trust for the National Mall. (n.d.). The Influence of African Americans on the National Mall. Trust for the National Mall. https://nationalmall.org/influence-of-african-americans-on-the-national-mall