Graceland Cemetery, Washington, D.C., United States

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burial ground historic African American cemetery

Graceland Cemetery in Washington, D.C., was a historic African American burial ground that served as the final resting place for many notable Black residents during the 19th and early 20th centuries.

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Label	Occurrences
Graceland Cemetery, Washington, D.C., United States canonical	1

Statements (20)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	burial ground ⓘ historic African American cemetery ⓘ
associatedWith	African American community institutions in Washington, D.C. ⓘ
category	African-American cemeteries in Washington, D.C. ⓘ Historic cemeteries in Washington, D.C. ⓘ
country	United States of America ⓘ surface form: United States
ethnicFocus	African American community ⓘ
function	final resting place for Black residents of Washington, D.C. ⓘ
heritage	African American history ⓘ Black history in Washington, D.C. ⓘ
historicalSignificance	commemoration of notable Black residents in the 19th and early 20th centuries ⓘ documenting African American burial practices in Washington, D.C. ⓘ
locatedIn	District of Columbia NERFINISHED ⓘ Northeast Washington, D.C. NERFINISHED ⓘ Washington, D.C. ⓘ
notableFor	being a burial place for many notable Black residents of Washington, D.C. ⓘ
servesAs	cemetery for African Americans ⓘ
usedDuringPeriod	19th century ⓘ early 20th century ⓘ
usedFor	interment of African American Civil War–era and post–Civil War residents ⓘ

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Charles Remond Douglass → burialPlace → Graceland Cemetery, Washington, D.C., United States ⓘ