TheHuffingtonPost.com
January 6, 2011
The fallout from the Burr Oak Cemetery scandal is the subject of a new documentary project — titled “Beyond the Divide: the Burr Oak Cemetery Story” — by Chicago-based filmmaker Naomi Kothbauer. Together with community organizer Edward Boone, Kothbauer hopes to use the story of the cemetery as a means to open up a dialogue about cultural preservation: why it’s important, and what’s at stake for our families, our communities and ourselves if it’s not respected.
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