About
Black Lives Next Door is a project of the Center for Mason Legacies (CML), an interdisciplinary and collaborative research center established by the University Libraries and the College of Humanities and Social Sciences. The Center's mission is to preserve and explore the legacies of George Mason IV (1725-1792), his ancestors and heirs, and the people he enslaved. To advance this work, CML supports students who critically examine the past and present influences of our university namesake through scholarly research, public history, teaching innovation, and community outreach.
Black Lives Next Door Project Staff, Fall 2020-Summer 2021
- George Oberle, Faculty, Director, Center for Mason Legacies, George Mason University
- Benedict Carton, Faculty, Associate Director, Center for Mason Legacies, George Mason University
- LaNitra Berger, Faculty, Center for Mason Legacies, George Mason University
- Anne Dobberteen, Graduate Research Assistant, Department of History, George Mason University
- Anthony Guidone, Graduate Research Assistant, Department of History, George Mason University
- Alyssa Fahringer, Digital Scholarship Consultant, George Mason University Libraries
- Jessica Clark, Communications Director, Center for Mason Legacies, George Mason University
Student Researchers, Summer 2021
- Rachel Amon, Undergraduate (History, Class of 2022)
- Kyler Buckner, Undergraduate (Sociology, Class of 2022).
- Sydney-Alexandria Hardy, Undergraduate (Economics, Class of 2022)
- Alexis Massenburg, Undergraduate (Global Affairs, Class of 2023)
- Veronica Mata, Undergraduate (Government and International Politics, Class of 2022)
- Sira Thiam, Undergraduate (Global Affairs, Class of 2021)
Acknowledgments
- George Mason University Provost's Summer Team Impact Projects (OSCAR)
- Fairfax County Public Schools
- Historic Records Center, Fairfax County Circuit Court
- Fairfax County Public Library
- Library of Virginia, Richmond
- Professor Wendi Manuel-Scott, George Mason University
- Robert Vay, Archivist, George Mason University Libraries and Center for Mason Legacies
- Brittney Falter, Research Services Coordinator, George Mason University Libraries
- The entire staff of the Special Collections Research Center, George Mason University Libraries
- Georgia Brown, Assistant Archivist, Historical Records Center, Fairfax Circuit Court
- Heather Bollinger, Historic Courthouse/Historic Records Manager, Fairfax Circuit Court
- Jeff Clark, Video Production Specialist, Communication and Community Relations, Fairfax County Public Schools
- Cassandra Britt Farrell, Senior Map Archivist, Library of Virginia
- Laura Wickstead, Virginia Room, Fairfax County Public Library
- Chris Barbuschak, Virginia Room, Fairfax County Public Library
- Elaine McRey, Virginia Room, Fairfax County Public Library
- Professor Jody Allen, College of William and Mary, Director, The Lemon Project
- Professor Marcia Chatelain, Georgetown University
- Professor Zachary Schrag, George Mason University