October 2022

The website that I chose to review is www.whitneyplantation.org. I will be using the Journal of American History’s Digital History Review criteria for my review. First is content. The site is full of content surrounding the Whitney Plantation and the history behind it. It does a great job covering multiple aspects of the plantation. I really like how they cover a large scale of the slavery that took place at the Whitney Plantation. By visiting either the history section(https://www.whitneyplantation.org/history/ ) or the education section both take you to more in-depth menus. These menus help to split the history into manageable pieces as not to overwhelm the reader with a lot of content under one section. Second is design which is really simple and makes navigating the site a breeze. Each tab is labeled in a way that you’ll never really have to guess if you’re going the right way. The site is easily accessible to anyone and especially if you’re looking for information on the Whitney Plantation. The site works just as great on the mobile furthering its accessibility to anyone. Third is the audience that the site was created for. This site was created for people wanting to learn about the plantation and possibly get a chance to visit the historic site of the plantation itself. The site does a great job doing both of those things(https://www.whitneyplantation.org/overview-and-tickets/). It offers a great deal of history about the plantation right on the site and has a very obvious button to help you book a trip to the plantation. Fourth is the digital media aspect of the site. With all the work put into this site from text to hyperlink to media I can see this as any other media form than a website. Lastly are the creators. Although it doesn’t specifically say any creators or contributors. I can make a pretty good assumption that there is a team of contributors behind the site itself and the content presented. 

After I found my primary source on Library of Congress website using the search slaves in the south. I also searched for slave trade in America. When I found my images creating the item was pretty straightforward. Most of the metadata that I needed to fill in the image’s Dublin Core was easily available right up under the image. The description was not too challenging although it’s an image. The metadata helped me to interpret the image more precisely so that I can make the image more clear to the public. I read it closely to interpret what’s going on in the image. Using images did make it a little harder to do close reading but with critical thinking I was able to make a description. I did my best to give an accurate description of what was created. The thought of annotating for a public crowd made me approach how I look at each image more carefully. I wanted to make sure that I can help people to understand what’s going on in the image. This will also hopefully spark a question that will lead you deeper in to the research of slavery in America.

Exhibit: https://h251.omeka.net/exhibits/show/fall-2022–grappling-with-prim/slavesinamerica

Item 1: https://h251.omeka.net/items/show/112

Item 2: https://h251.omeka.net/items/show/113

Hello everyone my name is Noah. I’m a junior and I’m pursuing a bachelor’s degree in Economics. I joined this class because of the minor that I selected and also because I’m interested in increasing my digital knowledge. I look forward to learning how we will combine the book of the class with the theme of the class. That’s the educational stuff now more about me personally. I like to workout but more for staying in shape than anything else. I usually go to the gym pretty early to get a good start to my day followed by a protein shake. I got my first apartment this year and although it’s more expensive than I wanted it to be, it’s been great. I stay with my girlfriend of 5 years (going on 6). I’m an introvert but I want to break out of my shell and extend to more people. Besides doing school work I watch a lot of YouTube, some entertainment and some educational but it’s usually educating me on something random that I didn’t need to know but it’s interesting. My girlfriend and I have a YouTube channel that we haven’t posted on in a while but now we are trying to get back on track. Another thing that I like to do is play video games. One of the games I play the most is Apex Legends and 2k22 because I don’t want to pay for 23 just to grind again. I’ll probably still get it later. I’m not really good at Apex. I usually get online to play with friends. Lastly is my love of food although due to me staying fit and working out I eat less I still love what I eat. That’s a little about me. I’m excited for the class and the contents we will learn.