List of African American cemeteries

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The list of African American cemeteries includes both active and historic sites. The list is for notable African American cemeteries, and is not an attempt to list all the African American cemeteries in the United States. The listed may include large cemeteries that contain only portions of an African American burials, and former plantations and/or houses with African American cemeteries.

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Alabama

Mount Nebo Cemetery near Carlton, Alabama, one example of the Isaac Nettles Gravestones Isaac Nettles Gravemarkers 02.JPG
Mount Nebo Cemetery near Carlton, Alabama, one example of the Isaac Nettles Gravestones

Arkansas

Connecticut

Old Center Burying Yard in West Hartford, Connecticut, image of the Connecticut Freedom Trail Monument and assemblage of memorial plaques for the enslaved, and a grave marker for Bristol Grave of Bristol (aka Bristow) with Connecticut Freedom Trail Monument and Assemblage of Memorial Plaques for 35 Other Enslaved Individuals.jpg
Old Center Burying Yard in West Hartford, Connecticut, image of the Connecticut Freedom Trail Monument and assemblage of memorial plaques for the enslaved, and a grave marker for Bristol

Delaware

Florida

African Cemetery at Higgs Beach in Key West, Florida African Cemetery - Key West, FL.jpg
African Cemetery at Higgs Beach in Key West, Florida

Georgia (state)

Basket Creek Cemetery near Douglasville, Georgia Basket Creek Cemetery - Black Section.jpg
Basket Creek Cemetery near Douglasville, Georgia
South-View Cemetery (2010) in Atlanta, Georgia, grave of Walter Drake Westmoreland Grave of Walter Drake Westmoreland, South-View Cemetery, Atlanta in 2010.jpg
South-View Cemetery (2010) in Atlanta, Georgia, grave of Walter Drake Westmoreland

Illinois

Lincoln Cemetery in Blue Island, Illinois Lincoln Cemetery, Blue Island, IL front gate.jpg
Lincoln Cemetery in Blue Island, Illinois

Iowa

Kentucky

African Cemetery No. 2 in Lexington, Kentucky African Cemetery No. 2, Lexington Kentucky.jpg
African Cemetery No. 2 in Lexington, Kentucky

Louisiana

Girod Street Cemetery in New Orleans, Louisiana Girod Cemetery Vaults New Orleans 1885.jpg
Girod Street Cemetery in New Orleans, Louisiana

Maryland

Massachusetts

Copp's Hill Burying Ground in Boston, Massachusetts Copp's Hill Burying Ground (36245p).jpg
Copp's Hill Burying Ground in Boston, Massachusetts

Michigan

Mississippi

Beulah Cemetery in Vicksburg, Mississippi Vicksburg Beulah Cemetery 4.jpg
Beulah Cemetery in Vicksburg, Mississippi

Missouri

New Hampshire

Portsmouth African Burying Ground Memorial Park in Portsmouth, New Hampshire Portsmouth African Burying Ground Memorial Park 03.jpg
Portsmouth African Burying Ground Memorial Park in Portsmouth, New Hampshire

New Jersey

New York (state)

North Carolina

Ohio

Union Baptist Cemetery in Cincinnati, Ohio Union Baptist Cemetery in Cincinnati.jpg
Union Baptist Cemetery in Cincinnati, Ohio

Oklahoma

Oregon

Pennsylvania

Rhode Island

South Carolina

Remley Point Cemetery in Mount Pleasant, South Carolina Remley Point Cemetery 2.jpg
Remley Point Cemetery in Mount Pleasant, South Carolina

Tennessee

Toussaint L'Ouverture County Cemetery in Franklin, Tennessee Toussaint L'Overture County Cemetery.JPG
Toussaint L'Ouverture County Cemetery in Franklin, Tennessee

Texas

Olivewood Cemetery in Houston, Texas Olivewood pic.jpg
Olivewood Cemetery in Houston, Texas

Virginia

Blandford Cemetery in Petersburg, Virginia BlanfordCemetery.JPG
Blandford Cemetery in Petersburg, Virginia
Shockoe Hill African Burying Ground in Richmond, Virginia 127-7231 Shockoe Hill Burying Ground 2021 NRHP Photo Page 09.jpg
Shockoe Hill African Burying Ground in Richmond, Virginia

Washington, D.C.

Mount Zion Cemetery in Washington, D.C. Mt. Zion Cemetery 2.JPG
Mount Zion Cemetery in Washington, D.C.

West Virginia

See also

References

  1. ↑ Palmer, Robert (June 6, 2016). "Iconic Alabama mansion destroyed by fire 50 years ago today". al.com . Associated Press. p. 1. Archived from the original on November 5, 2022.
  2. ↑ "Alabama city celebrates its 150-year-old Black cemetery". al. November 12, 2020. Archived from the original on June 21, 2022.
  3. ↑ "National Register of Historic Places Inventory/Nomination: Nettles, Isaac, Gravestones". National Park Service . Retrieved February 17, 2023. With accompanying pictures
  4. ↑ Brown, Alan (2019). Eerie Alabama: Chilling Tales from the Heart of Dixie. Arcadia Publishing. p. 121. ISBN   978-1-4671-4167-3.
  5. ↑ King, Charlotte (March 1, 2010). "Separated by Death and Color: The African American Cemetery of New Philadelphia, Illinois". Historical Archaeology. 44 (1): 125–137. doi:10.1007/BF03376787. ISSN   2328-1103. Archived from the original on October 7, 2024. Retrieved October 5, 2024.
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