STUDENTS RESPOND
TO THE CEMETERY
As they
learned about the Oxford African American cemetery
and helped the community restore this historic
site, the students of Dr. Auslanders
Sociology 101 class shared their reflections about
the cemetery and its rich history.
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"...segregation
and racism prevail even after death."
Karla
Caraballo
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"The
African-American section of the Oxford Historical
Cemetery is fascinating. .... this section of the
cemetery is full of history that is very
significant to the history of the city of Oxford as
well as Oxford College."
Marie
A. Altidor
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"To see first
hand the different levels of care given to the
African American and the white portions of the
cemetery really made me think about the continued
discrimination in our society."
Dina
N. Ransel
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"As many other
class members have noted, I too, have greatly
enjoyed the study and restoration project that we
have been doing at African American Cemetery. To
me, respect transcends all races...how sad it is
that respect was not shown for so many years to the
African Americans in the same way that it was shown
to the whites."
Elizabeth
Lane
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