Cemetery Citizens: Author Talk with Adam Rosenblatt
Join the Museum of Durham History, Preservation Durham, and Friends of Geer Cemetery for a FREE conversation between Adam Rosenblatt, PhD and Debra Taylor Gonzalez-Garcia, as they discuss his book, Cemetery Citizens: Reclaiming the Past and Working for Justice in American Burial Grounds. This event is Monday, June 2, 6:30PM-8PM at Durham’s historic Chesterfield Building (701 W. Main St.), Suite 2908.
Cemetery Citizens is an ethnography of grassroots groups working to preserve and honor places of the marginalized dead. The book largely focuses on ongoing reclamation efforts in African American burial grounds, including Durham’s own Geer Cemetery. It uses sketches and poetic inquiry to “draw out” the voices and active, embodied presence of descendants, grassroots activists and memory-workers. In his talk, Professor Rosenblatt will additionally spend time on his methodology, interactions with the Durham community, and research strategies.
In Partnership with Friends of Geer Cemetery
As part of the ongoing programming for the exhibit, Unearthing Stories of Geer Cemetery, the Museum of Durham History and Friends of Geer Cemetery are partnering to host and promote events and public programs exploring the stories, archaeology, and preservation of one of Durham’s earliest African American cemeteries.