graves
This is the grave of Francis Newlands. Born in Natchez, Mississippi in 1846, Newlands grew up in the wealthy antebellum South. His father was a prominent physician who moved there.
This is the grave of Cass Gilbert. Born in 1859 in Zanesville, Ohio, Gilbert was named for Lewis Cass, one of the truly reprehensible politicians of the antebellum years, a.
This is the grave of Ernest May, as well as various other professors associated with Harvard. Born in 1928 in Fort Worth, Texas, May went to UCLA for college, graduating.
This is the grave of Henry Morgenthau, Jr. Born into the Jewish elite of New York in 1891, Morgenthau grew up well-connected. His father was a major financier and ambassador.
This is the grave of Robert Penn Warren. Born in 1905 in Guthrie, Kentucky, a small town on the Tennessee border, Warren grew up in relatively comfortable circumstances. He went.
This is the grave of George Dallas. Born in 1792 in Philadelphia, Dallas grew up in the financial elite class in what was at that time the nation's banking capital..
This is the grave of Charles Drew. Born in 1904 in Washington, D.C., Drew grew up in a middle class Black family in the city. After high school, he went.
This is the grave of Elizabeth Lynett. One of most obscure people I've covered in this series, Lynett grew up the daughter of the publisher of the Scranton Times. She.