The cemetery, located inside the Greenwood Union Cemetery ... The people buried there include 30 African American veterans of the Civil War, the Spanish-American War and World Wars I and II.

On the eve of American ... upwards to 200 African Americans dead. The number of lynchings of black Americans skyrocketed to 76 by the end of the year, with several black veterans, some still ...

The funds came from the National Park Service. African American veterans from the Civil War, World War I and World War II - as well as their families - are buried at Greenwood Union Cemetery.

It takes some searching to find Rye's historic African American cemetery. Follow a dirt road along the edge of Greenwood Union ... as local residents and war veterans remain little known.

Cove Haven is one of the city's historic African-American cemeteries. It's the final resting place for over 500 veterans ... Previously known as Greenwood Cemetery, volunteers have worked to ...

Bill Schafer, commander of American Legion Post 343, points a volunteer in the direction to go in order to place flags on the graves of veterans at Greenwood Cemetery. “Through the school ...

"It was built specifically for veterans of color, Black American veterans and others who were not receiving the same quality of care or access to care following WWI that they really should have ...

The periods following WWI and WWII saw rises in white paranoia and increased violence against African American veterans. Numerous atrocities included shootings, mutilations, lynchings and being ...