Deeply Rooted Heritage

Deqah Hussein

Deeply Rooted Heritage is a podcast about preserving memory through storytelling. Each episode invites you to learn about the cultural history of people, place, landscapes, and objects. Deeply Rooted Heritage is presented to you by Gray and Pape Heritage Management.

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Episodes

Urban Uprisings: The Advisory Commission on Civil Disorders (AKA the Kerner Commission).

During these pressing times, we all need to be more vigilant in our efforts to combat prejudice and stand up for social justice. Civil unrest is not new in America...in fact, it's deeply embedded in our history. Recent urban uprisings are a direct response to centuries of unchecked police behavior but, in essence, they seek to affect large-scale changes to the way minorities in this country are treated in our governmental system. At this time, on the side of the federal government, not much is b...

Jul 07, 2020•21 min•Season 1Ep. 1

Urban Renewal in Cincinnati's Lower West End

Prior to the mid-twentieth century, Cincinnati’s West End neighborhood was characterized as a dense urban area full of social and economic activity comprised of multiple thousands of buildings that housed almost 5% of the city’s entire population. Urban renewal impacted the existing landscape of the lower West End through two separate projects. During the late 1930s, new public housing buildings were constructed byway of renewal. On an even larger scale, during the 1960s, the city sought to crea...

May 29, 2020•34 min•Season 1Ep. 1

Deeply Rooted Heritage Introduction

In our society, memory and cultural heritage are commonly shared through oral histories and storytelling. As Americans, we are deeply rooted with traditions, customs, and stories that capture our individual ethnic identity. When used to preserve cultural resources and heritage, oral histories and newspapers enhance contextual histories by offering remnants of the past that would otherwise be lost. For many, American history and cultural heritage are separate ideals instead of shared resources. T...

Apr 27, 2020•45 sec

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