A Place for Memory: Baltimore's Historic Laurel Cemetery by Shearn, Isaac

A Place for Memory: Baltimore's Historic Laurel Cemetery (Hardcover) (ISBN-13: 9781538156131)

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A Place for Memory: Baltimore's Historic Laurel Cemetery by Shearn, Isaac

A Place for Memory: Baltimore's Historic Laurel Cemetery

$95.00
A Place for Memory: Baltimore's Historic Laurel Cemetery by Shearn, Isaac

A Place for Memory: Baltimore's Historic Laurel Cemetery

$95.00
Format: Hardcover
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This book highlights and historicizes underexplored and forgotten people and events associated with Laurel Cemetery (1852-1957), the first non-denominational African American Cemetery in Baltimore, Maryland, stressing the importance of their work in laying the social, economic, and political foundation for Baltimore's African American community.



Author: Isaac Shearn
ISBN-10: 153815613X
ISBN-13: 9781538156131
Publisher: Rowman & Littlefield Publishers
Language: English
Published: 02/15/2023
Pages: 220
Format: Hardcover
Weight: 1.09lbs
Size: 9.00h x 6.00w x 0.63d
By Isaac Shearn
By Isaac Shearn
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Elgin Klugh is an Associate Professor in the Department of Applied Social and Political Sciences at Coppin State University. His primary research interests include heritage, cultural landscapes, and community revitalization. He currently serves as chair for the Laurel Cemetery Memorial Project.

Isaac Shearn currently holds adjunct positions at the Community College of Baltimore County, University of Baltimore, Coppin State University, and Morgan State University. In addition to his work in Baltimore, his research interests include the archaeology and ethnohistory of the Caribbean and South America, with a focus on public archaeology, developing inclusive and participatory methods.

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