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reflections on descendant-led oral history and archival in the aftermath of racial violence
This case study examines a mixed-method historical research project that sought to recover the humanity of a displaced Black community through descendant-led oral history interviews and archival research. The project relies heavily on in-person fieldwork with student researchers in Salisbury, Maryland, whose historic Black Georgetown neighborhood was destroyed by systemic anti-Black violence and highway construction. That neighborhood survives through the memory of those who lived there and their descendants, but a culture of silence persists that has kept Georgetown out of public memory. Oral history interviews and archival records used for this project remain in the control of Georgetown descendants, who have the final say about how records are shared and what research topics to pursue. This case study explains the research design process, the challenges faced in the course of this research, and the Archive for Racial and Cultural Healing project to which this research contributes.
SAGE Research methods: diversifying and decolonizing research