Cincinnati cemeteries honor African American veterans

Contributed Monday, May 27, Noon The public is invited to attend either of these two services HISTORIC UNITED COLORED AMERICAN CEMETERY Duck Creek RoadCincinnati,& Ohio,& 45227 Historic United Colored American Cemetery was founded in 1883 and includes many graves moved from an earlier cemetery in Avondale (with an earliest legible tombstone from 1832). It is the resting place of Underground Railroad figures as well as writers, politicians, business people, artists, Civil Rights leaders, and many military veterans, including at least 55 African American veterans of the Civil War. Historic United Colored American Cemetery is listed in March 2022 in the National Register of Historic Places in the United States. Historic United Colored American Cemetery. Photo provided The Memorial Day Service at Historic United Colored American Cemetery will be conducted by Reverend Alvin L. Wyatt, Associate Minister of Union Baptist Church and feature Keynote Speaker: Dr. Holly Y. McGee, Associate Professor of U.S. History and African American History (University of Cincinnati); and other special invited guests. HISTORIC UNION BAPTIST CEMETERY 4933 Cleves Warsaw Pike Cincinnati, OH 45238 Union Baptist Cemetery is a registered historic district in Cincinnati, Ohio, listed in the National Register of Historic Places in September 2002. The cemetery ...