Lesson Plan, Gas Plant Cemeteries: Redevelopment Efforts Over Time

Author

Hillary Van Dyke

Files

Publication Date

9-10-2024

Abstract

A lesson plan for high school social studies classrooms focused on the redevelopment of the Gas Plant District in St. Petersburg, Florida, where several African American cemeteries were once located. Students examine articles from 1953 to 2023 and explore Black Cemetery Network entries for Oaklawn, Moffett, and Evergreen Cemeteries. The lesson emphasizes civic engagement, historical land use, and the social consequences of urban redevelopment through group analysis, source interpretation, and reflective writing.

Keywords

Cemeteries, Urban renewal, African Americans, Land use, Community development, Urban development, African Americans--Education--History, Education

Extent

11 pages

Geographic Location

Pinellas County (Fla.); St. Petersburg (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.CG.2.3, SS.912.CG.2.4, SS.912.CG.2.7, and SS.912.G.4. Designed for 9–12 grade social studies classrooms; total duration approximately 90 minutes.

Type

Article

Recommended Citation

Van Dyke, Hillary, "Lesson Plan, Gas Plant Cemeteries: Redevelopment Efforts Over Time" (2024). Browse All Cemetery Education Lesson Plans. 6.
https://digitalcommons.usf.edu/aabg_cemetery_lessons_all/6