Acknowledging Historic Black Landscapes from ASLA on Vimeo . From ASLA: For the 12th annual HALS Challenge, the Historic American Landscapes Survey (HALS) invites you to document historic Black landscapes, and ASLA’s HALS Subcommittee organized a webinar related to this theme for Black History Month. Watch the recording to learn about historic cultural landscapes, the Texas Freedom Colony Atlas and Study, and New York City Parks’ documentation of historic Black landscapes. For more on the 2021 HALS Challenge: thefield.asla.org/2021/01/14/the-2021-hals-challenge-historic-black-landscapes/ Presenters: Elizabeth J. Kennedy, ASLA, NYCOBA-NOMA Principal, EKLA PLLC Andrea Roberts, Ph.D. Assistant Professor, Department of Landscape Architecture & Urban Planning, College of Architecture, Texas A&M University Joseph Disponzio, Ph.D. Preservation Landscape Architect, New York City Department of Parks & Recreation Christopher Stevens, ASLA Acting C...
Texas African American Cemetery Guide & Survey Due to recent news stories about African American cemeteries and Juneteenth, there has been increased interest in Black burial grounds and preserving related histories. The Texas Freedom Colonies Project has been recording these histories, community-based stories, and grassroots efforts since 2014. Our Atlas holds digital visual histories of hundreds of Black settlements throughout Texas. Over the next two months, we will be finalizing our strategic plan for an enhanced website and mobile registry for documenting burial grounds . Join us as we raise awareness as to what can be done to address the needs of freedom colonies and their remaining cemeteries, while also building a registry. Please visit the site and share your stories and upload materials there. Also, invite us to work with your community to record Black historic sites, including cemeteries. Add to our Atlas--a database of stories, statist...
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