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  • Open Daily: 10am - 10pm
    Alley-side Pickup: 10am - 7pm

    3038 Hennepin Ave Minneapolis, MN
    612-822-4611

Open Daily: 10am - 10pm | Alley-side Pickup: 10am - 7pm
3038 Hennepin Ave Minneapolis, MN
612-822-4611
Historic Zion Cemetery in Memphis

Historic Zion Cemetery in Memphis

Jones-Cole, Peatchola

Paperback

Series: Landmarks

Biographies GeneralBlack American HistoryRegional: South

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ISBN10: 1467152145
ISBN13: 9781467152143
Publisher: History Press
Published: Aug 15 2022
Pages: 160
Weight: 0.75
Height: 0.30 Width: 5.90 Depth: 8.90
Language: English
Discover an Historic Hidden Treasure in African American History

With more than 30,000 interred in its 15 acres, Zion Cemetery is the largest African American community burial ground in Memphis. It was opened in 1876 by former slaves to establish a sacred burial ground for people of color. It is the final resting place of luminaries like Reverend Morris Henderson, who led the founding of the cemetery, and Dr. Georgia Patton Washington, Tennessee's first African American physician. Lynching victims Thomas Moss, Calvin McDowell and William Stewart rest there. The cemetery is also the final home of Thomas Franks Cassels and the grandparents of Dr. Benjamin Hooks. Dr. Peatchola Cole-Jones details the rich history and more.

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