Nantucket Doesn’t Belong to the Preppies

"Nantucket Doesn’t Belong to the Preppies."

In an article published in The Atlantic, Tiya describes the challenges of preserving some of the oldest enclaves of Black history in the United States from the continuous threat of erasure — first gentrification and now climate change. Tiya writes, “Picture Nantucket, and you probably imagine whales and hydrangeas, white people swimming in white-capped waves. But that’s only part of the story. Although the Black community of New Guinea has passed into history, its mark on the landscape remains, a reminder that Nantucket was once a place of working-class ingenuity and Black daring.”  This article is part of “Inheritance,” a project about American history and Black life.

The Atlantic. Published Aug 30, 2021.