Sharing this link from "Heritage Ohio" - Their publication - "Revitalize Ohio" - "The Search for African American Cemeteries in Ohio" - By Krista Horrocks

It is indeed my pleasure to share this link to the Summer 2022 edition of "Revitalize Ohio" by "Heritage Ohio".  

Please note this wonderful article on pages 8, 9 and 10.:

"The Search for African American Cemeteries in Ohio" - by Krista Horrocks. 

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Sincere thanks to Krista for all of her work in this field!  
And,

A huge thank you to Krista for mentioning this blog in the footnotes on page 10! 

Please note the W.P.A. Cemetery Plat maps are shown on page 9.  

As we have learned, these maps can hold important informational value beyond their initial primary reason for being which was for identifying veterans gravesites.

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"The African American Burial Grounds Preservation Act" - Proposed Legislation for passage in the U. S. Senate by Senator Sherrod Brown and Senator Mitt Romney to better protect and preserve African American Burial Grounds in the United States

A link has been set up on the right sidebar of the blog for anyone interested in including their signature of support for passage of "The African American Burial Grounds Preservation Act" in the U. S. Senate. 

Below is information is from "Heritage Ohio":

"The bill authorizes a $3 million grant program to aid efforts across the country to identify, document, preserve, research, and interpret historic African American burial grounds. Senator Sherrod Brown (D-OH) and Sen. Mitt Romney (R-UT) just introduced S. 3667 in the Senate. Next week, Representatives Alma Adams (D-NC) and Rep. Don McEachin (D-VA) will introduce the same bill in the U.S. House of Representatives.

"We can all help this bill succeed by demonstrating widespread support for the African American Burial Grounds Preservation Act. 

Please, join us in signing this letter of support. 

Share it with any other groups who share these goals. 

Together with staff from the Congressional staff sponsoring the legislation, we'll maintain a running list of supporters."

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Thank you!