‘Even in death Black lives matter’: Upcoming documentary explores the story of Greenwood Cemetery...

Greenwood Cemetery has always been part of LaCreisha Griffin-Pope’s family history.

The St. Louis filmmaker’s grandfather Eli Griffin and maternal great-grandmother Lamiza Anderson are buried there. For many years, Griffin-Pope didn’t know exactly where they were in the cemetery, but her curiosity and research during the pandemic paid off, and she found them. However, her curiosity went beyond her own family’s story. Established in 1874, Greenwood Cemetery is believed to be one of the oldest historically Black cemeteries in the St. Louis region.

Griffin-Pope teamed up with theGreenwood Cemetery Preservation Association to produce a documentary about the cemetery that was nearly forgotten. "The Story of Greenwood" centers on the cemetery's origin, decline, restoration and legacy. St. Louis Public Radio’s Marissanne Lewis-Thompson spoke with Griffin-Pope about the film ahead of its fall release.