A state historical marker for Richmond’s first city-run African cemetery was unveiled Thursday, Oct. 10, at 1541 E. Broad St. during the 22nd Annual Gabriel Gathering. The cemetery, established in 1799, served as a burial ground for enslaved and free Africans. The marker highlights community efforts to reclaim the site.
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Gabriel Gathering celebrates unveiling of marker on burial ground
Pamela Bingham, a direct descendant of a Richmond former slave-turned-military leader, Gabriel, asked the elders of the crowd for permission to perform a libation at the Shockoe Bottom African Burial Ground during the 22nd Annual Gabriel Gathering on last Thursday evening.
