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i'm welcoming you under our roof here at historic decatur house, which is the home of the white house historical association. we are honored to occupy this property that is owned by the national trust for historic preservation one of our wonderful partners in our work and it's terrific to have them here. we have a three members of our board of directors who are here this evening martha kumar is here. i have seen martha i need a mcbride will be here shortly if she's not here already and david ferio is ex officio on our board here over on the right. so it's an honor to have all of you ...

that this truth telling happens at presidential sites. this panel this panel features presenters with extensive backgrounds and curatorial work public programs and interpretation who are using historic places to advance a broader understanding of race. and how this central how the how central this social construct was and remains to shared national past. all of their work shows us that preservation is not about holding places in stasis. what we preserve and how we preserve what we interpret and how we interpret is a powerful tool for advancing justice and equity. now i have the great...

believe that the work of telling our full true history through historic places is the most important work that the national trust has engaged in over its nearly 75 year history. now this important work is also being done by everyone. you're going to hear from today on this extraordinary panel for the session towards inclusive history slavery and race. this panel will explore efforts made by historic sites museums organizations and individuals to tell an inclusive and comprehensive story at presidential sites. it is tremendously important that this truth telling happens at presidentia...

i am katherine malone-france, chief preservation officer of the national trust for historic preservation. thanks so much to the white house historical association for this wonderful symposium today. and for our ongoing collaboration to preserve the historic them decatur carriage house. i'm here today to talk about the incredibly important role that first ladies have played in historic preservation. and to do so, may's national preservation month since 1973. -- we are in the midst of our we made history campaign. where women made important contributions to our country. a key component...

history. now, this important work is also being done by everyone you are going to hear from today on this extraordinary panel for this session, towards inclusive history, slavery and race. this panel will explore efforts made by historic sites museums, organizations, and individuals to tell an inclusive and comprehensive story at presidential sites. it is tremendously important that this truth telling happens at presidential sites. this panel features presenters with extensive background in curatorial work, public programs, and interpretation, who are using historic places to advance...