#blackcemeteries — Public Fediverse posts

Volunteers are coming together to clean up Olivewood and College Park Memorial Cemetery in honor of Black History Month.

https://www.houstonpublicmedia.org/articles/news/local/2024/02/16/477645/community-members-gathering-to-clean-up-historic-cemeteries-in-honor-of-black-history-month/

#CivilRights #Houston #Local #News #BlackCemeteries #BlackCemeteriesInHouston #BlackGraveyards #OlivewoodCemetery

#KittyCary was born and died #enslaved. One of her #descendants has been trying to find her #burialPlace - and may be very, very close.

#Richmond #RichmondVA #Virginia #VirginiaHistory #Shockoe #ShockoeHill #AfricanBurialGround

https://www.washingtonpost.com/dc-md-va/2022/10/27/richmond-shockoe-african-burying-ground/

#BlackHistory #AfricanAmericanHistory #enslaved #slaveHistory #burials #BlackCemetery #BlackCemeteries #AfricanAmericanCemetery #AfricanAmericanCemeteries
#AfricanAmericanBurials #BurialsOfTheEnslaved #raceRelations