Make a text-to-self connection in writing. Can you think of an example from your own life of an object that evokes stories from the past that would not be recorded in any written form? One object that always reminds me of stories in my life is my old lacrosse sticks, every stick has been through their own journeys and played their own games and they always remind me of fun stories that I have had with them. 

In the article, the authors quote Walter Jacobs: “If we deliberately investigate these ghosts, we can learn to take control of troubling memories; we may turn destructive haunting into something more enabling.” Elaborate (3-4 sentences) on how the investigation of the silences in our history might enable us to heal some of the destructive influences that the authors discuss? The stock market, a lot of people lost everything they had and many families talked about it amongst themselves but it wasn’t really talked about as a whole country. I think if it is talked about we will learn how to never let something happen like that again. It was a very bad thing that happened to the country and it devastated a lot of people so we should make it a goal to not let it happen again. 

The authors ask archival institutions, “What is the impact of being haunted by white supremacy?” How would you answer this question for yourself, and for our culture? Offer 3-6 sentences.Being haunted by white supremacy restricts minorities in many aspects of their lives. It keeps people from living comfortably and feeling safe in their own environment. No matter how far we get as a community from our past people still agree with old values, making it difficult for progression. It holds white men and women in a stereotype regardless of if they agree with white supremacists values.