“1,000+ Archival Documents Spanning 100+ Years of Erased History”
Original Voices
In this highly anticipated docu-series, we leverage our extensive network and deep-rooted relationships to present a narrative rich with historical and cultural significance. Our team will engage with a carefully curated selection of individuals—descendants, historians, and community leaders—who offer crucial insights into the erased cemeteries and the communities connected to them.
National Impact and Extended Reach
These interviews and archival materials are part of our exclusive IP—built from Paul Guzzo’s investigations and extended through national outreach. Together, they help connect Tampa’s story to a pattern of racial erasure that echoes throughout the United States.
Paul Guzzo’s Exclusive Investigative Work—
“The Journalist Who Unearthed Zion Cemetery”
Why This Research Qualifies for State Funding
Aligned with CS/CS/CS/HB 49: Historic Cemeteries Program
Our main contributor, award-winning investigative journalist Paul Guzzo, played a pivotal role in shaping CS/CS/CS/HB 49. His reporting uncovered Zion Cemetery and 10 other erased Black cemeteries—findings cited nine times in the legislation. His work inspired not just awareness, but action. UnRested builds on his archive and expands it—through visuals, interviews, and national context—making the project a clear fit for funding under Florida’s Historic Cemeteries Program.
