Votre ressource mondiale sur le patrimoine
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Notice (permalien)
Réf.
42789
Type
conference item
Titre
Local Cultural Heritage Development Supports Community Sustainability
Langues
English
Auteurs
Crowther, Kathleen H.
Lieu de publication
Charenton-le-Pont
Pays de publication
France
Maison d'édition
ICOMOS
Date
2018
Titre de conférence
ICOMOS 19th General Assembly and Scientific Symposium "Heritage and Democracy"
Lieu de conférence
New Delhi, India
Date de conférence
13-14th December 2017
Mots-clés
cultural heritage / sustainability / African Americans / economic aspects / social aspects / urban settlements / sustainable development / public awareness
Pays mentionnés
United States
Résumé en anglais
This presentation details a local initiative which blends cultural heritage with conservation of amid-century modern neighborhood for the goal of achieving a sustainable community. The initiative has
won the support of Ohio Humanities and the National Endowment for the Humanities.In Cleveland, Ohio (USA), the Cleveland Restoration Society is leading a multi-faceted project to ensure
the continued vitality of a remarkable urban neighborhood called Lee-Harvard. During the 1940s – 60s,African-Americans circumvented systemic obstacles to achieve the dream of home-ownership and a
better education and social environment for their children in Lee-Harvard.What started as classic historic preservation work – surveying Lee-Harvard for eligible landmarks –
expanded to include oral histories with community elders. Survey work indicated that Lee-Harvard is a“suburb in the city.” Oral histories revealed remarkable stories about the Great Migration of AfricanAmericans
to northern industrial cities for jobs. Through black agency, families escaped urban ghettos by“moving-up” to Lee-Harvard, a leafy “urban suburb” with middle-class amenities. This project includes:
Public engagement – oral histories, public story-telling events, digitization of historic photographs for apublic image collection, publication of the stories and images of Lee-Harvard.
won the support of Ohio Humanities and the National Endowment for the Humanities.In Cleveland, Ohio (USA), the Cleveland Restoration Society is leading a multi-faceted project to ensure
the continued vitality of a remarkable urban neighborhood called Lee-Harvard. During the 1940s – 60s,African-Americans circumvented systemic obstacles to achieve the dream of home-ownership and a
better education and social environment for their children in Lee-Harvard.What started as classic historic preservation work – surveying Lee-Harvard for eligible landmarks –
expanded to include oral histories with community elders. Survey work indicated that Lee-Harvard is a“suburb in the city.” Oral histories revealed remarkable stories about the Great Migration of AfricanAmericans
to northern industrial cities for jobs. Through black agency, families escaped urban ghettos by“moving-up” to Lee-Harvard, a leafy “urban suburb” with middle-class amenities. This project includes:
Public engagement – oral histories, public story-telling events, digitization of historic photographs for apublic image collection, publication of the stories and images of Lee-Harvard.
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