Moten, Crystal
Former Curator of African American History
Moten, Crystal
Former Curator of African American History
Dr. Crystal M Moten is curator of African American history in the Division of Work and Industry. A south side of Chicago native, she has taught at small liberal arts colleges on the east coast and in the upper Midwest. Her research interests include the intersectional connections between African American labor, business, and civil rights history with emphasis on post-world war II Black freedom movements in the urban Midwest.
Positions
- Curator of African American History, National Museum of American History 2010 -
Geographic Focus
- United States of America Country
Background And Education
Education And Training
- Ph.D. in African American History/Women's and Gender History, University of Wisconsin-Madison , History 2006 - 2013
Publications
Selected Publications
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Article
- Moten, Crystal M. 2020. "Jim Crow Capital: Women and Black Freedom Struggles in Washington, DC, 1920–1945." Journal of American Ethnic History, 39, (4) 104–105. https://doi.org/10.5406/jamerethnhist.39.4.0104. 2020
- Moten, Crystal M. 2016. "Fighting Their Own Economic Battles: Saint Charles Lockett, Ethnic Enterprizes, and the Challenges of Black Capitalism in 1970s Milwaukee." Souls 18 (1):106-125. https://doi.org/10.1080/10999949.2016.1162577 2016
- Moten, Crystal. 2016. "Kept Right On Fightin …: African American Women's Economic Activism in Milwaukee." Journal of Civil and Human Rights 2 (1):33. https://doi.org/10.5406/jcivihumarigh.2.1.33 2016
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Blog Posting
- Moten, Crystal. 2021. "Rebecca Lukens: A woman of iron." O Say Can You See? Washington, DC: Smithsonian National Museum of American History. Mar 9, 2021. https://americanhistory.si.edu/blog/rebecca-lukens. 2021
- Labode, Modupe, Moten, Crystal, and Wolde-Michael, Tsione. 2020. "Black Life in Two Pandemics: Histories of Violence." O Say Can You See? Washington, DC: National Museum of American History. Aug 25, 2020. https://americanhistory.si.edu/blog/black-life-two-pandemics. 2020
- Moten, Crystal. 2020. "Pennies and nickels add up to success: Maggie Lena Walker." O Say Can You See? Washington, DC: National Museum of American History. Feb 27, 2020. https://americanhistory.si.edu/blog/maggie-walker. 2020
- Moten, Crystal. 2020. "Rea Ann Silva: The woman behind Beautyblender." O Say Can You See? Washington, DC: National Museum of American History. Nov 20, 2020. https://americanhistory.si.edu/blog/rea-ann-silva. 2020
- Labode, Modupe, Moten, Crystal, and Wolde-Michael, Tsione. 2020. "Reflecting on Black Life In Two Pandemics." O Say Can You See? Washington, DC: National Museum of American History. Aug 28, 2020. https://americanhistory.si.edu/blog/reflecting-black-life-two-pandemics. 2020
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Chapter
- Moten, Crystal. 2019. "We've Been Behind the Scenes: Project Equality and Fair Employment in 1970s Milwaukee." in The Strange Careers of the Jim Crow North, edited by Purnell, Brian, Theoharis, Jeanne, and Woodard, Komozi., 259-284. New York University Press. 2019
Activities
Teaching Overview
- Over a decade of undergraduate level teaching in the fields of United States and African American History. Currently a Public Historian in Residence (adjunct lecturer) in American University's Masters in Public History program where I teach one class a year--Public History Seminar or Black Digital Public History.
Contact
Location
- National Museum of American History Department
