By documenting the neglect and restoration of East End Cemetery, 1708 Gallery's The Afterlife Of Jim Crow examines the way racism continues to affect African-American communities -- even after death. On the border of Henrico County, minutes from Interstate 64, sits...
RICHMOND – On a hot Saturday in April, volunteers work under a bright sun and the noise of buzzing insects to find and remove unchecked nature and neglect from the graves of thousands of African-Americans, from everyday citizens to some of the most important leaders...
At least four of the 180,000 African American soldiers who fought for the Union were buried in either East End or Evergreen cemetery on the outskirts of Richmond. Their stories were forgotten, in part because of the Jim Crow laws that disenfranchised Black Richmonders...
While many Americans used the holiday to kick back or play golf, others spent Martin Luther King Jr. day volunteering as part of a national day of service. In Richmond, nearly 100 volunteers used the day off to do restoration work at the East End Cemetery, a historic...
As a member of the volunteer effort, I’m happy to see stories about the ongoing reclamation of East End and Evergreen cemeteries. The story, however, needs correction. The Great Depression may have forced some African Americans to leave Richmond, but between 1930 and...