Local Cultural Heritage Development Supports Community Sustainability

Crowther, Kathleen H. (2018) Local Cultural Heritage Development Supports Community Sustainability. In: ICOMOS 19th General Assembly and Scientific Symposium "Heritage and Democracy", 13-14th December 2017, New Delhi, India. [Conference or Workshop Item]

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Abstract (in English)

This presentation details a local initiative which blends cultural heritage with conservation of a mid-century modern neighborhood for the goal of achieving a sustainable community. The initiative has won the support of Ohio Humanities and the National Endowment for the Humanities. In Cleveland, Ohio (USA), the Cleveland Restoration Society is leading a multi-faceted project to ensure the continued vitality of a remarkable urban neighborhood called Lee-Harvard. During the 1940s – 60s, African-Americans circumvented systemic obstacles to achieve the dream of home-ownership and a better education and social environment for their children in Lee-Harvard. What started as classic historic preservation work – surveying Lee-Harvard for eligible landmarks – expanded to include oral histories with community elders. Survey work indicated that Lee-Harvard is a “suburb in the city.” Oral histories revealed remarkable stories about the Great Migration of AfricanAmericans to northern industrial cities for jobs. Through black agency, families escaped urban ghettos by “moving-up” to Lee-Harvard, a leafy “urban suburb” with middle-class amenities. This project includes: Public engagement – oral histories, public story-telling events, digitization of historic photographs for a public image collection, publication of the stories and images of Lee-Harvard.

Item Type:	Conference or Workshop Item (Paper)
Authors:	Authors Email Crowther, Kathleen H. UNSPECIFIED
Languages:	English
Keywords:	cultural heritage; African-American; america; sustainability
Subjects:	D.URBANISM > 03. Town and country planning E.CONSERVATION AND RESTORATION > 09. Social and economic aspects of conservation H.HERITAGE TYPOLOGIES > 26. Habitations urbaines J.HERITAGE ECONOMICS > 05. Heritage and sustainable development L.PRESENTATION AND TRANSMISSION OF HERITAGE > 04. Public awareness
National Committee:	ICOMOS International
ICOMOS Special Collection:	Scientific Symposium (ICOMOS General Assemblies)
ICOMOS Special Collection Volume:	19th General Assembly, New Delhi, 2017
Depositing User:	intern icomos
Date Deposited:	16 Nov 2018 10:34
Last Modified:	18 Jan 2019 11:04
URI:	https://openarchive.icomos.org/id/eprint/1923

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