African-American cemeteries Archives < Appalachian Voices

Ancestors: Honoring the Past Through Work in Black Cemeteries

By Contributing Writers | August 7, 2019 |

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Writer Terran Sparkle Young describes her experience as a Black American learning about her family’s history and a local overgrown cemetery.

Preserving Historic African-American Cemeteries

By Kevin Ridder | August 7, 2019 |

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Communities across the region are working to document and preserve historic African-American cemeteries to keep them from becoming lost to history.