Published March 8, 2021 at 4:12 PM CST Listen • 18:04
Courtesy of Rachelle Chase
Rachelle Chase is an author and journalist. She has written romance novels and two non-fiction books about Buxton, Iowa, a fully racially integrated coal mining community that thrived in the early part of the 20th century.
Chase has now founded a new non-profit called Uniting Through History, and has launched a Hip History Contest, in an effort to bring the history of Buxton to life.
“Young people today love to express themselves online and watch their favorite content creators, says Chase. So what better way to get them excited about experiences of Black Americans and educate people about Buxton than to put their talents to video?”