
Welcome to Resting Places, Learning Spaces. We’re taking a closer look at Memorial Park Cemetery and the incredible work that’s been done to preserve its history and honor those buried there.
Special Guests: Aileen Henderson & Michelle Anderson
Read the episode summary here: https://medium.com/@professorhvandyke/memorial-park-cemetery-resting-places-learning-spaces-podcast-s1-e7-e71bada6fe8b
References:
-Mayor, A. (2023, November 13). Paying tribute to Black history within Tampa’s historical Memorial Park Cemetery. CAS Chronicles. https://www.usf.edu/arts-sciences/chronicles/2023/paying-tribute-to-black-history-within-tampas-historical-memorial-park-cemetery.aspx
-Mesner, A. (2024, July 19). Memorial Cemetery gets historical marker year after mistakenly being sold at auction. Fox13 Tampa Bay. https://www.fox13news.com/news/memorial-cemetery-gets-historical-marker-months-after-mistakenly-being-sold-auction
-Tampa Parks and Recreation Department. (n.d.). MEMORIAL PARK CEMETERY. The Black Cemetery Network. https://blackcemeterynetwork.org/bcnsites/memorial-park-cemetery