This is Evergreen Cemetery, burial ground for some of the elite citizens of Richmond in the late 1800s and early 1900s. Only a network of dedicated volunteers keeps it and the adjacent East End Cemetery from being erased by time and vegetation. A family crypt, located well into the woods at the historic Evergreen Cemetery, was broken into and most of the coffins were disturbed. “We’ve got a whole laundry list of Confederate cemeteries and Revolutionary cemeteries that are given money every year. I think there’s always time to bring justice and equity.”Equating black cemeteries of that era with Confederate memorials makes sense, Rainville said.

Source: Washington Post February 11, 2017 21:53 UTC