This is the grave of Douglas Southall Freeman. Born in 1886 in Lynchburg, Virginia, Freeman grew up to be one of a handful of people who popularized the romantic vision.
This is the grave of Frederick Douglass. Born into slavery sometime around February 1818 on a plantation in Talbot County, Maryland, Douglass, like most slaves, could only guess at his.
This is the grave of Fred Rose. Born in Evansville, Indiana in 1897 or 1898 (there is evidently some dispute about this), Knols Fred Rose started playing piano as a.
This is the grave of Sarah Bernhardt. Born Henriette Bernard in Paris in 1844, Bernhardt was the daughter of a Jewish courtesan. The courtesan was a significant part of 19th.
This is the grave of Alonzo Herndon. Herndon was born into slavery in 1858, in Walton County, Georgia. His mother's master had raped her and Alonzo was the result. Like.
This is the grave of Lee Marvin. Born in 1924 in New York City, Marvin grew up in a well-off family. His father was an advertising executive and his mother.
This is the grave of Howard Zinn. Born in 1922 in Brooklyn to Jewish immigrant parents, Zinn grew up as part of the immigrant working classes. His father was a.
This is the grave of Morgan Lewis. Born in 1754 in New Jersey, Lewis decided to become a minister as a young man. But his father believed that was not.
