Learn More about African-American Cemeteries
Attend a free talk by Dr Lynn Rainville at the Jefferson-Madison Regional Library on February 5th (Sunday) at 2pm. She will discuss historic, black burial grounds and related mortuary beliefs. Professor Rainville has spent the last decade studying African-American gravestones and graveyards.
Visit a related site created by Dr. Rainville: African American Cemeteries in Albemarle and Amherst Counties. Below is an excerpt from a walking tour that takes the visitor on a guided tour of the historic, Daughters of Zion Cemetery (located just minutes away from the downtown mall). To learn more, click here.
