Lawana Holland-Moore

I met a young woman named Aquia. When I told her it was in VA and where the quarry for the stone used to build the White House and Capitol, she lit up. “Thank you!! That is so cool!”

In my presentations, I often speak about historical erasure and omission. This is how history and those stories and places become lost. This is how history is “othered.” This is how the historical narrative is manipulated and controlled. Continue to make history known and keep it in the light.

One thing about being a historian is seeing the long view of things and often feeling like Cassandra. We can predict what’s coming based upon the past, but who is listening?

Roofline of a white wooden church building with a round window. The fascia boards have geometric cut-outs in them.

Decorative carvings in the fascia boards at St. Mark's Methodist Church, in the historic African-American community of White Grounds, south of Boyd's Station.

Photo from March 30, 1986, in the Montgomery Planning Department Historic Preservation photo archives.

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I take my NPS passport with me whenever I travel!

Lawana smiles and stands in front of a large glass window with the Selma to Montgomery NHT logo

I visited the NPS Selma to Montgomery National Historic Trail Interpretive Center, located on Alabama State U.’s campus. 2025 will be the 50th anniversary of the historic 54-mile Voting Rights March led by Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.

Ft. Huachuca, the SW African American Museum and Camp Naco. Loved it there, especially Saguaro National Forest 🌵

The Legacy Museum in Montgomery, AL

Montgomery, AL is so full of history. Just left and right. Definitely visit its historic civil rights sites and churches such as Dexter Avenue King Memorial and the @legacysites.eji.org Legacy Museum. It was amazing.

Welcome to all of you new Bluesky users! I'm Lawana and I am an architectural historian and preservationist. I have a MA in historic preservation and LOVE helping people and communities. Do you have questions about #historicpreservation, historic buildings and #historicsites? I can help! Let's go!

Spent the week in Tuscon learning more about the legacy of Buffalo Soldiers and the African American experience in Southern Arizona

It was chill among the waterlilies at Kenilworth Aquatic Gardens, the only National Park Service unit dedicated to aquatic plants. #findyourpark

Historian Elle Moore selfie with a view of Pittsburgh in the background

I’m here! Let’s talk about architecture, history, historic preservation and whatever comes to mind! Let’s go!