"Until lions have historians, tales of the hunt shall always glorify the hunter." Historian Danita Mason-Hogans advocates that the way we tell and document history is a social justice issue. She shares her family and community's multi-generation involvement in the civil rights movement, and how the importance of who tells a historical story and from who's perspective they are told, is as important as the story itself.

Danita Mason-Hogans is a Civil Right Activist and Historian. Appointed by Mayor Pam Hemminger, she serves on the Chapel Hill Historic Rights Commemorations Task Force and works as Duke University's Center for Documentary Studies Program Manger for their critical oral histories component. Danita Mason-Hogans is the daughter of Dave Mason, who began the famous first sit-in of Chapel Hill’s civil rights’ movement, igniting decade of protests against segregation.

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https://www.joshwoll.com Danita Mason-Hogans is a Civil Rights and Education Activist for 30 years. Appointed by Mayor Pam Hemminger, she serves on the Chapel Hill Historic Rights Commemorations Task Force. Danita is employed with the Duke Center for Documentary Studies where she serves as program manager for the critical oral histories component. Her current projects involve working with veteran civil rights activists in order to document their experiences and transform them into K–12 civil rights components. Danita was the organizer for the national 2015 One Person, One Vote voting rights conference and works with school systems, universities, activists and historians to document local and national history. Danita Mason-Hogans is a native of Chapel Hill, NC and is the daughter of Dave Mason, who began the famous first sit-in of Chapel Hill’s civil rights’ movement, igniting decade of protests against segregation. This talk was given at a TEDx event using the TED conference format but independently organized by a local community. Learn more at https://www.ted.com/tedx