Washington Park Cemetery

Culture & History

Washington Park Cemetery volunteers vow to correct historic Black gravesite’s neglect

Emily Woodbury

The century-old Black cemetery in north St. Louis County is seeing new attention from volunteers after decades of neglect.
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Keeping The Legacy Of St. Louis’ Historic Black Cemeteries Alive

Emily Woodbury

Established in 1920, Washington Park Cemetery in Berkeley served as a for-profit burial place for African Americans. Before it stopped operating in the…