Rediscovery of African American Burial Grounds
The movement to protect long-obscured African American burial sites provides opportunities for collective healing and allows communities to reckon with painful histories.
In 2013, construction work in Charleston, South Carolina, uncovered the remains of 36 individuals of African descent in an unmarked 18th-century burial ground.
- Bethesda, Maryland
- Richmond, Virginia
- St. Petersburg, Florida
- Sugarland, Texas
Descendant communities in these areas have called for greater recognition and respect for these long-neglected sites, allowing for healing, remembrance, and ancestral connection.
The movement to protect the long-obscured sites allows communities to reckon with painful histories through healing, remembrance and ancestral connection.
Author's summary: Collective healing through rediscovery.