How We Will Advocate the RVA Burial Grounds
In a letter we intend to send to Richmond City Council and the Mayor will request the following: That the City Council appoint an ad hoc committee of at least…
In a letter we intend to send to Richmond City Council and the Mayor will request the following: That the City Council appoint an ad hoc committee of at least…
Burial Ground I is located at or near the intersection of 15th and Broad Streets in downtown Richmond just north of East Broad Street between Interstate 95 and the CSX…
The Hebrew Cemetery opened on Richmond’s north side after the city designated two acres for the burial of free people of color and enslaved persons. The city council approved the…
This cemetery was established in 1820 and was the first burial ground owned by the City of Richmond. It was and continues to be a cemetery for whites only. The…
Richmond African Burial Ground II, was originally owned and operated by the City of Richmond. Over the years, it has been referred to by different names including: “Potters Field”; “Coloured…