Descendants preserving little-known African American history of Portsmouth from 1619-1950. We are interested in restoring the Mt. For the Mt.
The Friends of the African American Historic Cemeteries of Portsmouth, VA was established in May, 2011. Calvary Cemetery Complex (est. 1879), and Lincoln Memorial Cemetery (1912). We also celebrate the cemeteries of Grove Baptist and Olive Branch Baptist. These cemeteries represent the only places where African Americans were allowed to be buried in the city of Portsmouth until 1975, when city cem
09/20/2025
Not sure how I missed this Texas mention. Thanks ! -- "Missouri City library holds African American genealogy program"
Missouri City library holds African American genealogy program Fort Bend County Libraries’ Genealogy and Local History Department is hosting "Family-History Research: Beginning African-American Genealogy"
09/15/2025
4 little girls, the 16th Street Baptist Church Bombing.
Four Little Girls (U.S. National Park Service) https://share.google/0qN9QVHRmBzULJHXy
4 Little Girls - Spike Lee Documentary NOTE: The introduction and the credits of the video, along with a number of other random sections, have been removed in order to circumvent copyright strikes...
09/15/2025
Remembering 4 little girls ..
Documentary: https://youtu.be/ebuKaY0KIbI?si=x0-vYtXjtEvsyK4S
In loving memory of four little girls...
06/16/2024
Ancestry Is Using AI To Help Users Discover The Names And Lives Of Their Ancestors Who Were Formerly Enslaved Ancestry.com has been helping families trace their roots for nearly three decades. Now, the genealogy company is using technology to further assist Black Americans in discovering their ancestry. On June 11, 2024, Ancestry announced the publication of a free collection of 38,000 newspaper articles re...
06/09/2024
'A dignity that all Americans should have': The fight to save historically Black cemeteries Preserving historically Black cemeteries provides an opportunity to protect Black culture.
05/28/2024
The Orton Family plot in Mount Olive Cemetery, including great-great-great- grandfathers Max Orton (1850-1902), Navy Veteran, and Civil War Veteran PVT Dempsey Copeland, 1st U. S. Colored Cavalry, member of the Grand Army of the Republic. Photo: Nadia Orton, May 20 2024
05/28/2024
06/14/2023
Juneteenth: Our Other Independence Day Two and a half years after the Emancipation Proclamation, American slavery came to an end and a celebration of freedom was born
07/28/2022
Who Were The Buffalo Soldiers And Why Are They So Important To American History?
Who Were The Buffalo Soldiers And Why Are They So Important To American History? July 28 marks the annual celebration of Buffalo Soldiers Day, a commemorative holiday that celebrates the legacy of the Buffalo Soldiers.
05/30/2022
"Every May, the nation marks Memorial Day, the longstanding tradition we use to recognize fallen veterans. The holiday has its origins in 'Decoration Day,' originally held in Charleston, South Carolina in 1865, when thousands of former slaves, Union soldiers, and missionaries honored Union soldiers who had died in a Confederate prison and were subsequently buried in a makeshift mass grave."
On Memorial Day, Reflecting on African-American History | National Trust for Historic Preservation A preservationist reflects on the significant role African-American soldiers played in the Civil War and in their communities long after.