Digging Up Graves
Race and Place in Charlottesville
English - February 07, 2019 09:00 - 7 minutes - 3.42 MB - ★★★★★ - 3 ratingsChristianity Religion & Spirituality Society & Culture race charlottesville history racism african-american christianity neighbor neighborhood Homepage Download Apple Podcasts Google Podcasts Overcast Castro Pocket Casts RSS feed
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Professor Nelson returns for the next stop of the "Race and Place in Charlottesville" tour: the site of the University of Virginia's Anatomical Theater. Once located near present-day Alderman Library, the Theater served as the stage for a 19th-century innovation in medical research—dissecting human cadavers for anatomical study. The demand for corpses lead to an increase in bodysnatchers, who pilfered the graves of enslaved laborers.
With archaeologist Benjamin Ford of Rivanna Archaeological Services, LLC.