In the news today

L-R: Ana Edwards (Sacred Ground Project), Mayor Levar Stoney, Livi Booker (Maggie L. Walker Governor's School, reading the text of the newly unveiled historic highway marker), Lenora McQueen (Descendant, Friends of SHABG), Dr. Colita Nichols Fairfax (Dept. of Historic Resources), Rev. Dr. Rodney Waller (Pastor of First African Baptist Church) and Cynthia Newbille (City of Richmond Council President)

Shockoe Hill African Burying Ground (1816-1879)

https://vpm.org/news/articles/32939/african-burying-ground-historical-marker-unveiled-in-richmond

https://richmond.com/news/local/it-s-a-good-beginning---historical-marker-placed-at-shockoe-hill-african-burying/article_2dee5a42-7ad0-5375-a089-1ca8290f47b0.html?utm_source=richmond.com&utm_campaign=%2Fnewsletter-templates%2Fbreaking&utm_medium=PostUp&utm_content=28146f791e97e858f1559a1cee8a361d0073d3db

https://www.nbc12.com/2022/06/12/historic-highway-marker-unveiled-shockoe-hill-african-burying-ground/

https://richmond.com/livi-booker-a-student-at-maggie-walker-governors-school-reads-the-shockoe-hill-african-burying/video_29c46056-bb34-55ee-a99a-d6c99100993e.html


East End and Evergreen Cemeteries (1897-present)

https://www.nbc12.com/video/2022/06/13/drone-helps-researchers-find-unmarked-graves-east-end-cemetery/


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