Lesson Plan, Oaklawn Cemetery: The Case of the Overbuilt Cemetery

Author

• Hillary Van Dyke

Files

Publication Date

9-10-2024

Abstract

A lesson plan for high school social studies students that explores the history and overbuilding of Oaklawn Cemetery in St. Petersburg, Florida. Students read a Tampa Bay Times article about graves beneath Tropicana Field’s parking lot and analyze case studies from New York, Los Angeles, and Richmond to compare national patterns of erasure and preservation. Group activities focus on civic responsibility and how local communities can respond to forgotten or buried cemeteries through acknowledgement, memorialization, and reform.

Keywords

Cemeteries, African Americans, Urban development, Civic engagement (Education), Historical preservation

Extent

3 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, and SS.912.CG.2.7. Designed for 10–12 grade social studies classrooms; total duration approximately 90 minutes.

Type

Article

Recommended Citation

Van Dyke, Hillary, "Lesson Plan, Oaklawn Cemetery: The Case of the Overbuilt Cemetery" (2024). Browse All Cemetery Education Lesson Plans. 9.
https://digitalcommons.usf.edu/aabg_cemetery_lessons_all/9