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Rachael Keri Williams

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Executive Director Descendant Founder

Rachael Keri Williams is the Executive Director of SOAL, Saving Our Ancestors' Legacy. SOAL was formed in the summer of 2021 by the descendants of Harrisburg, Pennsylvania’s oldest remaining historically Black Burial Ground: Lincoln Cemetery. SOAL's mission is to work together to save their ancestor's legacy, document and speak their names, rebury the dead, and restore Lincoln Cemetery. SOAL seeks to restore the cemetery through conservation and preservation work onsite, public history research, and the digital humanities.

June 10, 2024

Strategic Casemaking & Saving Our Ancestors’ Legacy Featuring Dr. Tif…

In this episode, Dr. Tiffany Manuel, President/CEO of TheCaseMade, explains the concept of strategic casemaking and its impact on social change. Then, Rachael Keri Williams, Executive Director of SOAL: Saving Our Ancestors’ L...

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