This is the grave of Lorraine Hansberry. Born in 1930 in Chicago, Hansberry grew up in the upper middle class part of the Black community in that city. Her father.
This is the grave of Anne Heche. Born in 1969 in Aurora, Ohio, Heche grew up in the kind of world that can make someone have a lot of issues--hardcore.
This is the grave of Charles Hamilton Houston. Born in 1895 in Washington, D.C., Houston grew up relatively prosperous, especially for Black America in these years. His father, born a.
This is the grave of Frank Knox. Born in 1874 in Boston, Knox grew up pretty middling. His father was a grocer. The family moved to Grand Rapids, Michigan for.
This is the grave of Randall Thompson. Born in 1899 in New York City, Ira Randall Thompson grew up pretty well off. His father was an English teacher at a.
Inside this locked cemetery is the grave of Lucretia Mott. Born in 1793 in Nantucket, Massachusetts, Lucretia Coffin grew up in a whaling family. Her family were early Puritans and.
This is the grave of Harold Washington. Born in 1922 in Chicago, Washington grew up in a political family. His father was active in the Republican Party, a precinct captain,.
This is the grave of Samuel Ovenshine. Born in 1843 in Philadelphia, Ovenshine was a kid who wanted to be a lawyer. Then the Civil War happened. Ovenshine joined the.
