Authors

Steven B. Burg

Document Type

Article

Publication Date

5-2008

Volume

30

Issue

2

Publication Title

The Public Historian

First Page

51

Last Page

82

Abstract

This article chronicles a movement to restore Shippensburg, Pennsylvania's Locust Grove Cemetery, a historic African-American burial ground. The cemetery faced persistent troubles exacerbated by changing demographics in the surrounding neighborhood, its caretakers' limited resources, and the community's history of racial discrimination. Beginning in 2003, Shippensburg University applied history students assisted with research, grant writing, and interpretative materials. By 2005, a community coalition formed that built on the students' efforts, ultimately mobilizing the resources needed to finish the restoration. This case study illustrates the complex dynamics of a community preservation campaign and ways Public History programs can support such efforts.

Comments

© 2008 by The Regents of the University of California and the National Council on Public History.

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