University of Northern Iowa UNI ScholarWorks Graduate Research Papers Student Work 5-2020 The Presentation of race at Mark Twain Historical Sites in Hannibal, Missouri Anthony Wayne Birch University of Northern Iowa Let us know how access to this document benefits ouy Copyright ©2020 Anthony Wayne Birch Follow this and additional works at: https://scholarworks.uni.edu/grp Part of the History Commons, and the Other Sociology Commons Recommended Citation Birch, Anthony Wayne, "The Presentation of race at Mark Twain Historical Sites in Hannibal, Missouri" (2020). Graduate Research Papers. 1348. https://scholarworks.uni.edu/grp/1348 This Open Access Graduate Research Paper is brought to you for free and open access by the Student Work at UNI ScholarWorks. It has been accepted for inclusion in Graduate Research Papers by an authorized administrator of UNI ScholarWorks. For more information, please contact
[email protected]. The Presentation of race at Mark Twain Historical Sites in Hannibal, Missouri Abstract Hannibal, Missouri may not be among the top five or even the top three places to visit, but it is surely getting its share of tourist and revenue. Each year an estimated 350,000 tourists from across the United States and many from around the world visit Hannibal, Missouri to pay homage at the Mark Twain Boyhood Home and Museum Annex. The Mark Twain Boyhood Home and Museum is located on 206-208 Hill Street, and has been accessible to the public as a museum since 1912, and has been registered as a National Historic Landmark since December 29, 1962.1 In 1911, less than a year after Mark Twain’s death, it was rumored that the house that he had spent his boyhood years was to be demolished.