Posted on Jun 14, 2023
‘Even in death Black lives matter’: Upcoming documentary explores the story of Greenwood Cemetery...
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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.
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.
‘Even in death Black lives matter’: Upcoming documentary explores the story of Greenwood Cemetery...
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Even in death ALL lives matter, but I can relate to a part of her story. It took us almost two years to locate a family member's grave because of poor record keeping.
Now a days with so many being cremated I think a lot of families will lose ties to graveyards. My Mother does not have a gravestone and didn't want a separate plot, she wanted to be with her Father so we just sprinkled her ashes where he was buried. My Father specifically admonished us to not pay for a gravesite, he wanted to be cremated and returned to his hometown near where his Mother and Father were buried.
For me I want to be cremated and the family take a trip and deposit a little of my ashes in places where we as a family have great memories like at Bull Shoals Trout Fishing, Lake Erie for Walleye, Florida at one of the piers where we loved the Beach, etc.
Now a days with so many being cremated I think a lot of families will lose ties to graveyards. My Mother does not have a gravestone and didn't want a separate plot, she wanted to be with her Father so we just sprinkled her ashes where he was buried. My Father specifically admonished us to not pay for a gravesite, he wanted to be cremated and returned to his hometown near where his Mother and Father were buried.
For me I want to be cremated and the family take a trip and deposit a little of my ashes in places where we as a family have great memories like at Bull Shoals Trout Fishing, Lake Erie for Walleye, Florida at one of the piers where we loved the Beach, etc.
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