Greenwood Cemetery /tags/greenwood-cemetery Greenwood Cemetery en-US Copyright © 2024 ÍâÍøÌìÌà Thu, 17 Oct 2024 10:00:00 GMT Historic Black cemetery celebrates 150 years in St. Louis with significant restoration /race-identity-and-faith/2024-10-17/st-louis-greenwood-historic-black-cemetery-celebrates-150-years-restoration Greenwood Cemetery has been through a major transformation in recent years. This week, the historic Black cemetery is celebrating its 150th anniversary and a renewed push to restore and preserve its grounds. Thu, 17 Oct 2024 10:00:00 GMT /race-identity-and-faith/2024-10-17/st-louis-greenwood-historic-black-cemetery-celebrates-150-years-restoration Kate Grumke National Park Service adds three St. Louis sites to Underground Railroad network /culture-history/2023-10-10/national-park-service-adds-three-st-louis-sites-to-underground-railroad-network Three St. Louis-area locations have been added to the National Park Service's National Underground Railroad Network to Freedom for their connections to enslaved people. Tue, 10 Oct 2023 21:08:55 GMT /culture-history/2023-10-10/national-park-service-adds-three-st-louis-sites-to-underground-railroad-network Chad Davis ‘Even in death Black lives matter’: Upcoming documentary explores the story of Greenwood Cemetery /culture-history/2023-06-14/even-in-death-black-lives-matter-upcoming-documentary-explores-the-story-of-greenwood-cemetery Greenwood Cemetery, a historically Black cemetery in Hillsdale, is the subject of a documentary set to be released later this fall. St. Louis filmmaker LaCreshia Griffin-Pope talks about her documentary, her personal connection to the cemetery and the history of the site. Wed, 14 Jun 2023 10:00:00 GMT /culture-history/2023-06-14/even-in-death-black-lives-matter-upcoming-documentary-explores-the-story-of-greenwood-cemetery Marissanne Lewis-Thompson Keeping The Legacy Of St. Louis’ Historic Black Cemeteries Alive /show/st-louis-on-the-air/2020-01-31/keeping-the-legacy-of-st-louis-historic-black-cemeteries-alive Established in 1920, Washington Park Cemetery in Berkeley served as a for-profit burial place for African Americans. Before it stopped operating in the… Fri, 31 Jan 2020 21:58:18 GMT /show/st-louis-on-the-air/2020-01-31/keeping-the-legacy-of-st-louis-historic-black-cemeteries-alive Emily Woodbury St. Louis County Library hosts an evening on African-American history /government-politics-issues/2016-10-11/st-louis-county-library-hosts-an-evening-on-african-american-history The St. Louis County Library will explore the disappearance of African-American sites in the region at a presentation tonight.The panel discussion is the… Wed, 12 Oct 2016 03:01:01 GMT /government-politics-issues/2016-10-11/st-louis-county-library-hosts-an-evening-on-african-american-history Historic St. Louis Cemetery Looking For Volunteers /2013-05-24/historic-st-louis-cemetery-looking-for-volunteers The caretakers of one of the oldest black cemeteries in St. Louis are hoping to get 300 people to converge on the property in North County tomorrow to… Fri, 24 May 2013 21:24:52 GMT /2013-05-24/historic-st-louis-cemetery-looking-for-volunteers Rachel Lippmann Unmarked grave of bluesman Walter Davis to get headstone in Greenwood Cemetery /arts-culture/2012-09-20/unmarked-grave-of-bluesman-walter-davis-to-get-headstone-in-greenwood-cemetery This article first appeared in the St. Louis Beacon, Sept. 20, 2012 - Aaron Pritchard’s hobby might seem odd to some. He tracks down the burial sites of… Fri, 21 Sep 2012 03:22:40 GMT /arts-culture/2012-09-20/unmarked-grave-of-bluesman-walter-davis-to-get-headstone-in-greenwood-cemetery Robert Joiner