Ja'han Jones is The ReidOut Blog writer. He's a futurist and multimedia producer focused on culture and politics. His previous projects include 'Black Hair Defined' and the 'Black Obituary Project.'
I met historian Dave Tell, a University of Kansas professor and digital project developer focused on restoring historical memory, back in 2019. I’d traveled to the Mississippi Delta to cover the unveiling of a new bulletproof memorial for Emmett Till that was unveiled after previous signs had been defaced by gunfire. Tell, who serves as a historical adviser to members of Till’s family, was an invaluable guide during my time in the Delta.
And he helped create a 3D museum of Emmett and Mamie Till-Mobley’s life. I was curious about the conceit behind these efforts. I had assumed that one benefit to these high-tech history projects is that their virtuality affords them some permanence: Books can be banned and curricula can be curtailed, but the internet is forever. But Tell gave me another way of thinking about these projects. He explained that using high-tech tools to share history is ideal because the creations aren’t permanent.
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