Four plaques became forty sites. She made the history visible.

Elaine Weintraub

Island history, education, public memory

Elaine Weintraub started with four plaques and a question: why isn't this history taught? The African American Heritage Trail now circles the island with 40-plus sites. Retired educator. Facing History background. Oak Bluffs has a story most visitors walk through without seeing. She made it visible.

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