Lesson Plan, Zion Cemetery: Analyzing the History through Newspaper Articles

Author

• Hillary Van Dyke

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Publication Date

9-10-2024

Abstract

A lesson plan for high school social studies classrooms that investigates the disappearance and rediscovery of Zion Cemetery in Tampa, Florida. Students work in groups to analyze photographs, historical records, and a 2019 investigative news article detailing the cemetery’s erasure and its rediscovery beneath the Robles Park housing project. Through collaborative source analysis, video reflection, and group discussion, students explore issues of racial injustice, urban development, and public accountability, drawing connections between past neglect and present efforts to preserve African American burial grounds.

Keywords

Cemeteries, African Americans, Public housing, Journalism, Urban development

Extent

19 pages

Geographic Location

Hillsborough County (Fla.); Tampa (Fla.)

Language

English

Digital Date

2024

Media Type

Lesson plans

Format

Digital only

Note

Originally designed to support Florida Social Studies Standards SS.912.A.1.2, SS.912.A.1.5, SS.912.G.1.4, SS.912.G.4, and SS.912.CG.2.7. Designed for 9–12 grade social studies classrooms; total duration approximately 90 minutes.

Type

Article

Recommended Citation

Van Dyke, Hillary, "Lesson Plan, Zion Cemetery: Analyzing the History through Newspaper Articles" (2024). Browse All Cemetery Education Lesson Plans. 11.
https://digitalcommons.usf.edu/aabg_cemetery_lessons_all/11