African American Heritage Trail: A Monument for Kittie Knox
On September 29, 2013, a monument for Katherine T. “Kittie” Knox was officially unveiled during an event to honor Knox’s life and accomplishments and to celebrate the placement of a memorial at her previously unmarked grave. Mount Auburn first learned … Continue reading
African American Heritage Trail – Symbols of the Cause
In 1831, the year of Mount Auburn’s founding, Henry A. S. Dearborn, one of Mount Auburn’s founders and designers, wrote that at the new cemetery “there will repose the ashes of the humble and exalted, in the silent and sacred … Continue reading
African American Heritage Trail – Enduring Bonds of Family
A number of African Americans buried at Mount Auburn were born into slavery. Their histories represent the sorrowful tribulations they endured in bondage, the extraordinary accomplishments they achieved as free men and women, and the deep family connections they held … Continue reading
African American Heritage Trail
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