Griffin Blvd Archives is a “homeplacekeeping,” rural movement building network and consultancy supporting cultural sustainability in South Central Virginia — the northern edge of the U.S. South’s Black Belt region.
Collaborative work to date includes:
Advancing the Pine Grove School community’s ongoing historic preservation and environmental justice campaign in Cumberland County.
Developing an Emmy-winning television streaming episode on Prince Edward County’s civil rights legacy.
Passing federal legislation making the Moton Museum an affiliated area of the U.S. National Park System.
Successfully petitioning to rename prominent Downtown Farmville buildings in honor of hometown civil rights heroes.
Documenting and preserving the traditional knowledge, oral histories, photos, records, and cultural landscapes of Buckingham, Cumberland, and Prince Edward counties, and beyond (ongoing).
And more.
“I want to speak about the importance of homeplace in the midst of oppression and domination, of homeplace as a site of resistance and liberation struggle.”
— bell hooks
Advisors
Niya Bates
Andrew M. Davenport
Hannah Scruggs
Jordy Yager
Griffin Blvd Archives is also grateful for current and past University of Virginia support from PLACE (Program in Law, Communities and the Environment) at UVA Law, The Center for Cultural Landscapes, The Memory Project at the Karsh Institute of Democracy, and The Institute for Public History.