July 10, 2011
Fence dividing white, black cemeteries seen as odious relic

MANSFIELD — A fence divides two cemeteries, one founded for white people, the other for blacks. The fence has been there as long as anyone locally can remember. It stayed up, and presumably was replaced a few times, after the U.S. military was integrated in 1948, after the Supreme Court ruled that “separate but equal” [...]

People come together to restore Springfield’s oldest African-American cemetery

SPRINGFIELD, Mo –People come together to restore Springfield’s oldest African-American cemetery. The Lincoln Memorial Cemetery is the oldest African-American cemetery in Springfield. It opened in 1919 as a result of “separate but equal” laws. It’s a cemetery for several prominent African Americans, including veterans, ministers and educators, all from the Ozarks. Most of the more [...]

Group seeks help refurbishing old cemeteries

“We feel it necessary to address this situation now for fear of all our African-American cemeteries ultimately deteriorating and becoming overgrown like the Morehead City Cemetery,” the letter added. “This is our mission, to see that our deceased loved ones are treated with the love and the respect they so richly deserve.”

February 8, 2011
Newest marker for African-American Heritage Trail dedicated at Old Plateau Cemetery and Africatown Graveyard

MOBILE, Ala. — A year after an archaeological project located hundreds of unmarked graves at the site, a historical marker was dedicated at the Old Plateau Cemetery and Africatown Graveyard today. The marker is the 35th in the African-American Heritage Trail of Mobile. The trail was established in 2007 by the Mobile Historic Preservation Society and [...]