August 30: Gabriel’s Rebellion Day
This year, the Sacred Ground Historical Reclamation Project invites you to commemorate Gabriel’s Rebellion Day on Sunday, August 30 with two events: the unveiling of a new historic highway marker and a public update about the current state of The Shockoe Project. On October 10, 2004, the Defenders for Freedom, Justice & Equality organized the unveiling event of the first historic marker within the city limits to honor Gabriel’s Rebellion and the existence of the first municipal cemetery for the burials of the city’s Black people. In December that year, we formed the Sacred Ground Historical Reclamation Project and took on the mission to make Gabriel's Rebellion and the Burial Ground as popularly known as possible for Richmonders. We began with some knowledge and have learned along the way, determined to amplify historical knowledge as important element in understanding present day social conditions. We have commemorated this learning n Oct. 10 as an annual ritual since 2004. L...
