Dr. Karen Sherry is a curator specializing in American history and material culture with 20 years of museum experience. Since 2017, she has served as a curator at the Virginia Museum of History & Culture (Virginia Historical Society), where she organized the exhibitions Determined: The 400-Year Struggle for Black Equality and Agents of Change: Female Activism in Virginia from Women's Suffrage to Today. Previously, she held curatorial positions at the Portland Museum of Art (Maine, 2012-2015) and Brooklyn Museum (2005-2012). Sherry has published, lectured, and organized exhibitions on a range of topics related to American history and culture. She has also received numerous fellowships and grants, including from the National Endowment for the Arts, Luce Foundation, Metropolitan Museum of Art, and Smithsonian Institution. She holds a Ph.D. and M.A. in art history from the University of Delaware, and a B.A. from Boston University.
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Foreword, by Jamie Bosket Acknowledgements Introduction Chapter 1: "First Generations, 1619-1775" Chapter 2: "Slavery at High Tide, 1775-1865" Chapter 3: "Progress & Backlash, 1865-1950" Chapter 4: "Equality Achieved? 1950-Today" Epilogue Endnotes General Bibliography Index Image Credits
