Article 5W3SG The Movement For Restoring Black Cemeteries

The Movement For Restoring Black Cemeteries

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Alexandra Jane
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In an effort to honor and preserve Black life, Black folks across the US are organizing to care for historically Black burial grounds. Greenwood Cemetery, the first Black commercial burial ground, was founded in 1874 in St. Louis after the Civil War. More than 50,000 people were buried in Greenwood, including Harriet...

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