Cultural Demolition: What Was Lost When Eugene Razed its First Black Neighborhood?

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dc.contributor.authorBeckner, Chrisanne
dc.date.accessioned2009-11-24T00:05:39Z
dc.date.available2009-11-24T00:05:39Z
dc.date.issued2009-09
dc.descriptionxii, 167 p. : ill., maps. A print copy of this thesis is available through the UO Libraries. Search the library catalog for the location and call number.en_US
dc.description.abstractIn the 1940s, Eugene, Oregon's first African-American neighborhood took root on a riverbank north of the city. In 1949, county officials demolished the homes and church of the ad hoc community and relocated the residents. In the 21st century, no physical evidence of the former neighborhood remains, but the history continues to circulate among Eugene's contemporary African-American community. This thesis documents the history of Eugene's first black neighborhood, examines the roles that race and class played in its demolition, and develops recommendations for public commemoration. To do so, it critically examines methods of historic preservation and their relationship to sites of intangible history. Through an analysis of various models of commemoration, a multi-disciplinary approach emerges that may apply to similar sites.en_US
dc.description.sponsorshipCommittee in Charge: Kingston W. Heath, Chair; John Fennen_US
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/1794/9976
dc.language.isoen_USen_US
dc.publisherUniversity of Oregonen_US
dc.relation.ispartofseriesUniversity of Oregon theses, Interdisciplinary Studies Program: Historic Preservation, M.S., 2009;
dc.subjectAfrican American neighborhoods -- Oregon -- Eugene -- History -- 20th century
dc.titleCultural Demolition: What Was Lost When Eugene Razed its First Black Neighborhood?en_US
dc.title.alternativeWhat Was Lost When Eugene Razed its First Black Neighborhood?en_US
dc.typeThesisen_US

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