This is the grave of Royal Copeland. Born in Dexter, Michigan in 1868, Copeland grew up in the area, reasonably off. He graduated from high school in Dexter and then.
This is the grave of Fannie Lou Hamer. Born in 1917 in Montgomery County, Mississippi, Hamer sums up the struggles and hope of the early and mid-twentieth Black population. She.
This is the grave of Samuel Colt. Born in 1814 in Hartford, Colt grew up in a middling family. His grandfather was a major in the Continental Army and his.
This is the grave of Thomas Moss. Thomas Moss was born into slavery in Mississippi in 1853. Like many Black people after slavery, he headed north to Memphis, where he.
This is the grave of Floyd Chance. Born in 1925 in Como, Mississippi, Chance got into music as a kid and learned to play several instruments, including the clarinet and.
This is the grave of Deborah Sampson Gannett. Born in 1760 in Plimpton, Massachusetts, Deborah Sampson grew up with long Puritan roots that reached back to William Bradford. But the.
This is the grave of George Armstrong Custer. I always wondered when I'd get to this reprobate idiot genocidal murdering moron and now is the time, Christmas wreaths on the.
This is the grave of Mollie, Maud, and Maggie, all horses. The only way to explain this is through the marker at the site. I had no idea this existed..
