Saturday, October 4, 2014

A Trip to Coontown by Krystyn Moon: Correspondence to Alexandria, VA. Officials About Fort Ward Researchers Background




From: "Silberberg, Allison"
To: "eugster, glenn"
Sent: Wednesday, July 2, 2014 10:45:31 AM
Subject: Re: A Trip to Coontown by Krystyn Moon

Many thanks, Glenn. I don't think you shared this, but it has been very hectic. Happy to read and check into it. 

All my best, Allison

_____________________________

Allison Silberberg
Vice Mayor of Alexandria
Author of "Visionaries In Our Midst"
cell: 571-319-9948


On Jul 2, 2014, at 10:17 AM, "glenn_eugster@comcast.net" <glenn_eugster@comcast.net> wrote:
Hi Allison!  I couldn't recall whether I shared this with you or not.  I never heard back from the Mayor's office.

All my best,

Glenn

J. Glenn Eugster

From: "eugster, glenn" <glenn_eugster@comcast.net>
To: "Eullie, Mayor William" <William.Euille@alexandriava.gov>
Sent: Thursday, April 10, 2014 1:07:04 PM
Subject: Fwd: A Trip to Coontown by Krystyn Moon

Dear Mayor Euille,

I hope this note finds you well.  I thought you should be aware of the message below.  Ms. Moon was hired by the City of Alexandria to do research on the Fort Ward community.  You probably recall that her hire and work drew attention because it was done under the cover of darkness.  Recently some of Ms. Moon's research experience has surfaced.   I gave the chair of the Fort Ward Advisory Group a heads-up because the descendants of the Fort Ward families are aware of this project and troubled by it's insensitivity.  Wrong-headed actions by city department heads continue to make the resolution of issues at Fort Ward more difficult than they should be.

Thank you for your continued interest and support.

Glenn

J. Glenn Eugster

From: "glenn eugster" <glenn_eugster@comcast.net>
To: "Charles Ziegler" <candjziegler@hotmail.com>
Sent: Tuesday, April 8, 2014 4:40:13 PM
Subject: A Trip to Coontown by Krystyn Moon

Chuck,

Attached is a copy of some of Dr. Krystyn Moon's earlier work on African American history.  Content aside, this title comes across as insensitive given the context for her OHA work.   I thought you should be aware of it in case it comes up.

Glenn




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