Credits and Acknowledgements

This project was created with gratitude for the many students, educators, scholars, and cultural leaders who have shared their time, knowledge, and lived experiences. Their insights and courage inform every aspect of THRT’s design and mission. We especially thank those who continue to teach hard truths with compassion and integrity.

Project Director:

Marcus Johnson – Professor of Education, Virginia Tech

Advisory Team:

Alberto Garcia – Associate Professor of History, San Jose State University
Tameka Grimes – Assistant Professor of Counseling, Wake Forest University
Corinne Guimont – Associate Director of Publishing and Digital Scholarship, Virginia Tech
Jason A. Higgins – Digital Scholarship Coordinator and Assistant Professor of History, Virginia Tech
Mariam Ismail – Digital Projects Coordinator, Virginia Tech
Joe Forte – Media Projects Manager, Virginia Tech

Senior Videographer and Editor:

Evan Hull – Multimedia Journalism Major, Virginia Tech

Videographer and Editorial Team:

Stephen “Conner” Arthur – Multimedia Journalism Major, Virginia Tech
Madison Cho – Multimedia Journalism Major, Virginia Tech
Chris Pierce – Multimedia Journalism Major, Virginia Tech

Historian and Interviewer:

Macie Alford – History Major, Virginia Tech

THRT Essay Contributors:

Tom Costa – University of Virginia – Wise
Chloe Allen – University of Virginia – Wise
Gianluca De Fazio – James Madison University
Mary Beth Cancienne – James Madison University
Ashley Taylor Jaffee – James Madison University
Elaine Kaye – James Madison University
Nicole Wilson – James Madison University
Ryland Jones – James Madison University
Matthew Taylor – University of Missouri – St. Louis
Sara Ibrahim – University of Nebraska
Rachelle Kuehl – Virginia Tech
Shu Wan – University at Buffalo
Eric Moffa – Washington and Lee University

Interview Participants:

Shaila Mehra – Assistant Dean, CLAHS, Virginia Tech
Rhondda Thomas – Professor of Literature, Clemson University
Brandy Faulkner – Collegiate Assistant Professor of Political Science, Virginia Tech
Victoria Ferguson – Monacan Indian Nation; Director of Solitude, Virginia Tech
Nina Ha – Director, APIDA+ Center, Virginia Tech
Teresa Wilson – Assistant Director, APIDA+ Center, Virginia Tech
Veronica Montes – Director, El Centro Cultural Center, Virginia Tech
Autumn Brown – Assistant Professor, Oklahoma Oral History Research Program
Jane Goette – Educator and author, A River Road Memoir
Jeffery Keller – 2024 Virginia Teacher of the Year; History Teacher, John Handley High School
Robert Lunger – Principal, Buffalo Gap Middle School
Herbert Monroe – Superintendent, Surry County Public Schools
Christine Stanton – Professor of Social Studies and Indigenous Education, Montana State University

Special Thanks

Katrina Powell – Director, Center for Refugee, Migrant, and Displacement Studies, Virginia Tech
Hannah Bayne – Associate Professor of Counselor Education, Virginia Tech
Heidi Williams – Assistant Professor of Sociology, Virginia Tech
Mackenzie Rose – Doctoral Candidate, Interdisciplinary Ph.D. Program, Virginia Tech
Virginia Tech Publishing & Press

Digital Publishing Interns

Kareisa Nix, Classical Studies Graduate, Virginia Tech
Arianna Boyce, History Major, Virginia Tech
JR Irving, History Graduate, Virginia Tech

Peer Reviewers

With gratitude to our peer reviewers for their time, insight, and thoughtful feedback, which helped ensure the scholarly rigor of this publication.

Dr. Vetta L. Thompson – E. Desmond Lee Professor of Racial and Ethnic Studies, Brown School at Washington University in St. Louis
Dr. Jason A. Higgins – Digital Scholarship Coordinator and Assistant Professor in History, Virginia Tech

Grant Support:

The Teaching Historical Racial Trauma digital humanities project was made possible through the support of: