The Hill Community Project in Easton, Maryland, between 2012 and 2019 employed archaeologists from the University of Maryland to build social and political capital for local advocates in a campaign against gentrification in one of the United States’ oldest free African American neighborhoods. Emerging research on The Hill contributed to achieving a publicly funded program for equitable investment that combined historic preservation, community revitalization, and affordable housing. Interviews with local leaders and a review of newspaper reporting reflect the most productive and most challenging aspects of this partnership between scholarship and activism.

在2012年至2019年之间，位于马里兰州伊斯顿的希尔社区项目聘请了马里兰大学的考古学家为当地拥护者建立社会和政治资本，以在美国最古老的自由非裔美国人社区之一中开展反对中产阶级化的运动。The Hill的新兴研究为实现公共投资的公平投资计划做出了贡献，该计划结合了历史保护，社区复兴和经济适用房的特点。与地方领导人的​​访谈和报纸报道的回顾反映了这种奖学金与行动主义之间的伙伴关系最富有成效和最具挑战性的方面。