The Unvarnished Project
The Unvarnished Project

Wrote articles and videos for online exhibition covering the forgotten history of residential segregation in the northern and western United States.

American History Tellers

Developed and wrote 80+ episodes of the acclaimed podcast American History Tellers, produced by Wondery in Los Angeles. Series include The Civil War, Reconstruction, The Fight for Women’s Suffrage, The Gilded Age, The Coal Wars, Bleeding Kansas, The Salem Witch Trials, and The Great Chicago Fire.

Hamilton: The Exhibition, Introductory Theater Film, 2019
Hamilton: The Exhibition, Introductory Theater Film, 2019

Wrote and produced the Introductory Theater film for Hamilton: The Exhibition, a traveling exhibition from the creators of the hit Broadway musical. Lin-Manuel Miranda and co-star Phillipa Soo introduce visitors to the history of the American Revolution and reflect on the legacy of Alexander Hamilton.

Hamilton: The Exhibition, Federalist vs Anti-Federalist Debate Film, 2019
Hamilton: The Exhibition, Federalist vs Anti-Federalist Debate Film, 2019

Wrote and produced a series of political cartoon-style animated videos that used humor to engage visitors in the debates over the Constitution.

Newseum, 1967: Civil Rights at 50, 2017
Newseum, 1967: Civil Rights at 50, 2017

Developed and wrote the 2017 installment of the Newseum’s “Civil Rights at 50” continuing exhibition. “1967” explores moments in the civil rights struggle that year, including the rise of the Black Panther Party for Self-Defense.

Newseum, 1776-Breaking News: Independence, 2016
Newseum, 1776-Breaking News: Independence, 2016

Developed a graphic novel-style exhibit on the writers, publishers, and propagandists who fanned the flames of the American Revolution. The exhibit displays a rare copy of the first newspaper to publish the Declaration of Independence.

Newseum, 1966: Civil Rights at 50
Newseum, 1966: Civil Rights at 50

Wrote the 2016 installment of the Newseum’s continuing “Civil Rights at 50” exhibition, exploring the birth of the Black Power movement.

Interview about 1966: Civil Rights at 50, 2016
Interview about 1966: Civil Rights at 50, 2016

Click here to see me discuss the Newseum’s 2016 Black Power exhibit on ABC7 WJLA.

Newseum, Inside Today's FBI, 2015
Newseum, Inside Today's FBI, 2015

Wrote the gallery text for a major refresh of the Newseum’s popular FBI exhibit, focusing on the 21st-century fight against cybercrime and terrorism.

Newseum, Reporting Vietnam, 2015
Newseum, Reporting Vietnam, 2015

Developed and wrote the Newseum’s provocative “Reporting Vietnam” exhibit, which told the dramatic stories of the journalists who documented the nation’s first televised war.

Speaking about Morley Safer's Cam Ne Report, 2015

In a video created as part of the Newseum’s 2015 exhibit “Reporting Vietnam,” I discuss Morley Safer’s iconic 1965 dispatch from Cam Ne.

National Civil Rights Museum, Introductory Theater Film, 2014
National Civil Rights Museum, Introductory Theater Film, 2014

Wrote and produced the National Civil Rights Museum’s signature film “Created Equal.” This 12-minute composited film takes visitors through the complex history of the black freedom struggle, from slavery to the Jim Crow era.

National Civil Rights Museum, Brown vs. Board of Education Courtroom Theater Film, 2014
National Civil Rights Museum, Brown vs. Board of Education Courtroom Theater Film, 2014

Wrote and produced an 8-minute signature documentary exploring the legal battle to strike down school segregation.

National Civil Rights Museum - Freedom Summer Film, 2014
National Civil Rights Museum - Freedom Summer Film, 2014

Wrote and produced a 4-minute documentary on the turbulent events of Freedom Summer in 1964.

National Civil Rights Museum, World in Transition, 2014
National Civil Rights Museum, World in Transition, 2014

Produced this 13-foot by 7-foot projection highlighting global civic unrest in 1968.

National Civil Rights Museum, Birmingham Vintage Video Wall, 2014
National Civil Rights Museum, Birmingham Vintage Video Wall, 2014

Produced a nine-screen media wall on which vintage televisions play news film from the 1963 Birmingham, AL demonstrations.

George W. Bush Presidential Library and Museum, AV Exhibits, 2013
George W. Bush Presidential Library and Museum, AV Exhibits, 2013

Performed stock research and licensing for films and interactives in the George W. Bush Presidential Library and Museum in Dallas, TX. Wrote copy for interactive table on the wars in Afghanistan and Iraq, shown here.

The Unvarnished Project
American History Tellers
Hamilton: The Exhibition, Introductory Theater Film, 2019
Hamilton: The Exhibition, Federalist vs Anti-Federalist Debate Film, 2019
Newseum, 1967: Civil Rights at 50, 2017
Newseum, 1776-Breaking News: Independence, 2016
Newseum, 1966: Civil Rights at 50
Interview about 1966: Civil Rights at 50, 2016
Newseum, Inside Today's FBI, 2015
Newseum, Reporting Vietnam, 2015
Speaking about Morley Safer's Cam Ne Report, 2015
National Civil Rights Museum, Introductory Theater Film, 2014
National Civil Rights Museum, Brown vs. Board of Education Courtroom Theater Film, 2014
National Civil Rights Museum - Freedom Summer Film, 2014
National Civil Rights Museum, World in Transition, 2014
National Civil Rights Museum, Birmingham Vintage Video Wall, 2014
George W. Bush Presidential Library and Museum, AV Exhibits, 2013
The Unvarnished Project

Wrote articles and videos for online exhibition covering the forgotten history of residential segregation in the northern and western United States.

American History Tellers

Developed and wrote 80+ episodes of the acclaimed podcast American History Tellers, produced by Wondery in Los Angeles. Series include The Civil War, Reconstruction, The Fight for Women’s Suffrage, The Gilded Age, The Coal Wars, Bleeding Kansas, The Salem Witch Trials, and The Great Chicago Fire.

Hamilton: The Exhibition, Introductory Theater Film, 2019

Wrote and produced the Introductory Theater film for Hamilton: The Exhibition, a traveling exhibition from the creators of the hit Broadway musical. Lin-Manuel Miranda and co-star Phillipa Soo introduce visitors to the history of the American Revolution and reflect on the legacy of Alexander Hamilton.

Hamilton: The Exhibition, Federalist vs Anti-Federalist Debate Film, 2019

Wrote and produced a series of political cartoon-style animated videos that used humor to engage visitors in the debates over the Constitution.

Newseum, 1967: Civil Rights at 50, 2017

Developed and wrote the 2017 installment of the Newseum’s “Civil Rights at 50” continuing exhibition. “1967” explores moments in the civil rights struggle that year, including the rise of the Black Panther Party for Self-Defense.

Newseum, 1776-Breaking News: Independence, 2016

Developed a graphic novel-style exhibit on the writers, publishers, and propagandists who fanned the flames of the American Revolution. The exhibit displays a rare copy of the first newspaper to publish the Declaration of Independence.

Newseum, 1966: Civil Rights at 50

Wrote the 2016 installment of the Newseum’s continuing “Civil Rights at 50” exhibition, exploring the birth of the Black Power movement.

Interview about 1966: Civil Rights at 50, 2016

Click here to see me discuss the Newseum’s 2016 Black Power exhibit on ABC7 WJLA.

Newseum, Inside Today's FBI, 2015

Wrote the gallery text for a major refresh of the Newseum’s popular FBI exhibit, focusing on the 21st-century fight against cybercrime and terrorism.

Newseum, Reporting Vietnam, 2015

Developed and wrote the Newseum’s provocative “Reporting Vietnam” exhibit, which told the dramatic stories of the journalists who documented the nation’s first televised war.

Speaking about Morley Safer's Cam Ne Report, 2015

In a video created as part of the Newseum’s 2015 exhibit “Reporting Vietnam,” I discuss Morley Safer’s iconic 1965 dispatch from Cam Ne.

National Civil Rights Museum, Introductory Theater Film, 2014

Wrote and produced the National Civil Rights Museum’s signature film “Created Equal.” This 12-minute composited film takes visitors through the complex history of the black freedom struggle, from slavery to the Jim Crow era.

National Civil Rights Museum, Brown vs. Board of Education Courtroom Theater Film, 2014

Wrote and produced an 8-minute signature documentary exploring the legal battle to strike down school segregation.

National Civil Rights Museum - Freedom Summer Film, 2014

Wrote and produced a 4-minute documentary on the turbulent events of Freedom Summer in 1964.

National Civil Rights Museum, World in Transition, 2014

Produced this 13-foot by 7-foot projection highlighting global civic unrest in 1968.

National Civil Rights Museum, Birmingham Vintage Video Wall, 2014

Produced a nine-screen media wall on which vintage televisions play news film from the 1963 Birmingham, AL demonstrations.

George W. Bush Presidential Library and Museum, AV Exhibits, 2013

Performed stock research and licensing for films and interactives in the George W. Bush Presidential Library and Museum in Dallas, TX. Wrote copy for interactive table on the wars in Afghanistan and Iraq, shown here.

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