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    "Won't the very ground tremble when they come together" : questioning the evaluative framework of the National Register of Historic Places for historic African-American farmland
    (2021-05) Blackman, Eliza Winslow; Holleran , Michael
    This thesis explores the regulatory issues with the NRHP's high standards for architectural significance and integrity and how these have historically excluded African-American historic sites from listing to the Register, as well as the underlying problem of the ongoing destruction of such sites and their subsequent under-designation. The goal of this work is to examine the different ways in which preservationists and communities have addressed those issues through NRHP nominations and other documentation efforts of such sites. By understanding the methods and approaches used for similar sites across Texas and the country, such as the Odom Homestead in Burkeville, Texas; the African American Resources of Portland, Oregon, from 1851 to 1973; and the Ransom and Sara Williams Homestead in Travis County, Texas, this research provides a tentative examination of options for future African-American rural vernacular nominations.