Are you a white southerner with memories of the segregated South? If so, please consider contributing to a voluntary survey that aims to document the lived experiences of white communities at this time to better understand how segregation was experienced, normalized, questioned, resisted, or simply remembered — and how those memories have evolved over time.
The survey is being conducted by Ashley Nelson, a white writer and researcher who was born in Memphis in 1977 and was deeply influenced by the "echoes" of segregation growing up. By focusing here exclusively on white communities, she aims to better understand the mindsets, habits, and tensions within the groups that wielded power during this era. It is her belief that we have much to learn from these individuals about the relationship between silence and injustice; what witnessing violence does to a person over time; and how prejudice is passed down generationally. Through the survey, she hopes to initiate insights and conversations that help people address this painful history with honesty and work toward racial healing for all. The survey can be accessed here: https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSeNpWIXwodRr0qnTMcXm4DrwJkwVsGAEQqB7uB8NL5Uzb8J_w/viewform
Ashley welcomes anyone to contact her directly with their thoughts, questions, and suggestions at rememberingsegregation@gmail.
