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Historic rural African American cemetery preservation in southeast Louisiana
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Historic rural African American cemetery preservation in southeast Louisiana
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Thomas
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Bridget
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Bridget Thomas
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Woodhouse-Beyer
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Katharine
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Katharine Woodhouse-Beyer
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Rutgers University
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The widespread neglect of historic, rural, African American cemeteries in southeast Louisiana results in a loss of cultural and historical information associated with the sites. To combat this loss, cemetery preservation is achieved through state and federal legislation and through physical conservation. This study evaluates the influence of historic preservation legislation by providing a review of state and federal legislation that concerns historic cemeteries, identifying Louisiana cemeteries National Register listed for their significance to African American culture, and assessing the introduction of Louisiana’s Slavery Ancestral Burial Grounds Preservation Commission. Utilizing participant observation and condition assessments at five cemetery field studies, this study will to identify common factors of preservation. Comparative analysis of this data will reveal patterns. This thesis will assess the influence of identified legislation on the cemetery field studies. Furthermore, this study recommends that the identification of historic African American cemeteries be prioritized, that immediate action be taken to comprehensively document cemeteries, that digital technologies be utilized to spread awareness of cemeteries, that perpetual care procedures be created, and that preservation efforts emphasize greater collaboration with preservation organizations, landowners, and descendants.
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Art History
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Historic preservation -- United States -- Louisiana
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African American cemeteries -- United States -- Louisiana
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1 online resource (vi, 102 pages) : illustrations
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M.A.
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Includes bibliographical references
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ETD graduate
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Bridget
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I hereby grant to the Rutgers University Libraries and to my school the non-exclusive right to archive, reproduce and distribute my thesis or dissertation, in whole or in part, and/or my abstract, in whole or in part, in and from an electronic format, subject to the release date subsequently stipulated in this submittal form and approved by my school. I represent and stipulate that the thesis or dissertation and its abstract are my original work, that they do not infringe or violate any rights of others, and that I make these grants as the sole owner of the rights to my thesis or dissertation and its abstract. I represent that I have obtained written permissions, when necessary, from the owner(s) of each third party copyrighted matter to be included in my thesis or dissertation and will supply copies of such upon request by my school. I acknowledge that RU ETD and my school will not distribute my thesis or dissertation or its abstract if, in their reasonable judgment, they believe all such rights have not been secured. I acknowledge that I retain ownership rights to the copyright of my work. I also retain the right to use all or part of this thesis or dissertation in future works, such as articles or books.
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