Tampa's Erased Cemeteries

About this episode

The episode discusses the discovery of a forgotten burial ground in Tampa and the efforts of The Black Cemetery Network to preserve these histories.

North of Tampa, a community was shocked to find their homes were built on a forgotten burial ground from our recent history. The Black Cemetery Network collects the stories of places just like this, and fights for their memories. Check out the work of The Black Cemetery Network here. Read more about New York's African Burial Ground Read more of my writing with the Community Paper right here! Thank you to Chelsea Rice for her incredible design of our logo! Follow Chelsea on Instagram here! All of the music was originally composed.

Topics covered

• burial grounds
• community history
• African American history
• forgotten cemeteries
• cultural memory

Keywords

• Tampa
• burial ground
• Black Cemetery Network
• African American history
• forgotten cemeteries

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: The Black Cemetery Network

Books & works: African Burial Ground

Places: Tampa, New York

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