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Members of the JHA giving a tour of the Black section of the Boone Cemetery in September 2021. In front-right is Roberta Jackson. In front-center is Lynn Patterson.
Photo courtesy Appalachian State University Film Services.

A view of the Black section of the cemetery in September 2021. White flags dot the area, marking unmarked graves. Most of this work was done by Dr. Alice Wright’s archaeology students in preparation for a graveyard tour during App State’s Founders…

This image is a view of the cemetery marker in the Black section of Boone Cemetery. White flags dot the area, marking unmarked graves. Most of this work was done by Dr. Alice Wright’s archaeology students in preparation for a graveyard tour during…

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This class session described by this lesson plan is 1 hour and 50 minutes long and provides a historical analysis of Junaluska Park, along with discussions on the wider contexts of segregation and the Civil Rights movement. The Lesson Essential…

A photograph of the Park Rules in Junaluska Park, which are posted on the side of the bathrooms in the park

A photograph of a tree fort that was constructed in the trails around Junaluska Park.