Groups of volunteers are working to preserve and restore long-neglected African American burial grounds. Could these hallowed sites offer a means of racial healing?
that had sunk beneath the soil of the 5-acre cemetery. Friends of Lebanon has worked with York County Veterans Affairs to get at least a dozen new markers for people who served in the military, the York Daily Record reported.at West Seventh Avenue and Schley Alley was segregated not by race, but by class.
Based on incomplete available records, the racial makeup of the cemetery was 127 white, 94 Black, 49 unidentified, two described as Spanish, one Hispanic and one of mixed race, said, to fund a memorial to the people buried in the cemetery.On May 14, a white gunman walked into the Tops Friendly supermarket in Buffalo and killed 10 Black people.
In the aftermath of the tragedy, it was terrifying to leave the house, Rachael Williams said. But days later, she summoned the courage to drive from her hometown to Lincoln Cemetery for SOAL’s monthly restoration weekend.And that’s a reason she believes preserving African American cemeteries is so important: It can provide healing, and not just for Black people, but for the whole nation.
She’s seen the positive impact the work of restoring Lincoln Cemetery has had on the volunteers — racially and politically diverse — who participate in SOAL’s cleanup days. “If there was more of this, it could prevent something like the Tops massacre,” she said. “Something like systemic racism would not have a chance.”If you purchase a product or register for an account through one of the links on our site, we may receive compensation.
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