How Black Americans combated racism from beyond the grave
- Written by David B. Parker, Professor of History, Kennesaw State University
The addition of a simple 'Mr.' or 'Mrs.' could be a quiet act of resistance.Rae Tucker/Find a GraveThe Atlanta Journal-Constitution recently published a story about a Black cemetery in Buckhead, a prosperous Atlanta community.
The cemetery broke ground almost two centuries ago, in 1826, as the graveyard of Piney Grove Baptist Church. The church has...
