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DESCRIPTION:What does it mean to practice Black cemetery citizenship in pla
 ces burdened by erasure yet sustained through community care? In this sess
 ion\, Cory France presents their capstone project\, Scenes at the Stakes\,
  which explores descendant-led efforts to preserve Palmetto Cemetery\, a h
 istoric African American burial ground in Columbia\, South Carolina. Bridg
 ing immersive fieldwork\, historical research\, and oral accounts\, the pr
 oject examines how Black communities hold ground\, confront loss\, and rec
 laim memory beyond conventional preservation frameworks. Framed through th
 e concept of “the stake\,” this work draws from Black studies\, cultur
 al sustainability\, and critical heritage theory to reimagine care for Bla
 ck burial grounds as a radical and regenerative practice.\n\nCory J. Franc
 e is a cultural strategist\, writer\, and preservationist. They currently 
 serve as a historian and architectural historian at New South Associates\,
  where they contribute to historic resource surveys\, community engagement
 \, and cultural landscape documentation\, with particular experience in Af
 rican American heritage and underrepresented communities. Cory is also a f
 ractional consultant with the Rich Land Historic Preservation Consortia\, 
 a nonprofit advancing descendant-led preservation and Black heritage lands
 capes across the South. They serve on the board of the WeGOJA Foundation\,
  South Carolina’s premier African American heritage organization. Their 
 work bridges research\, partnerships\, community care\, and critical place
 -based storytelling\, grounded in the theoretical frameworks of historic p
 reservation\, cultural sustainability\, and strategic communication.
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SUMMARY:Black Cemetery Citizenship: Memory\, Place\, & the Stakes of Care
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 emory-place-and-the-stakes-of-care
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