South-View Cemetery, Atlanta, Georgia, United States
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South-View Cemetery in Atlanta, Georgia, is a historic African American burial ground known for being the resting place of many prominent Black leaders and community figures.
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| Predicate | Object |
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| instanceOf |
African American cemetery
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cemetery → historic site → |
| associatedWith |
African American history in Atlanta
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civil rights movement → |
| commemorates |
African American leaders
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civil rights figures → veterans → |
| country |
United States
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| foundedAs |
alternative to segregated white cemeteries
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| foundedBy |
African American businessmen
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| hasCulturalSignificance |
site of remembrance for Black Atlantans
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symbol of Black self-determination → |
| hasFeature |
grave markers
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landscaped grounds → mausoleums → monuments → |
| hasFunction |
burial ground
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historic landscape → memorial site → |
| hasHeritageDesignation |
historic African American burial ground
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| hasHistoricalRole |
major burial place for Black Atlantans
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repository of African American heritage in Atlanta → |
| hasNotableBurial |
Alonzo Herndon
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Benjamin Mays → Hosea Williams → John Lewis → Martin Luther King Sr. → Ralph David Abernathy → other local Black civic leaders → |
| hasTypeOfBurial |
family plots
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individual graves → veterans’ graves → |
| hasUse |
active burial site
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| languageOfSignage |
English
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| locatedIn |
Atlanta, Georgia
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Fulton County, Georgia NERFINISHED → Georgia → |
| notableFor |
burials of civil rights activists
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burials of community figures → burials of prominent Black leaders → |
| openTo |
public
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| operatedAs |
private cemetery
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| partOf |
African American cultural landscape of Atlanta
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| region |
American South
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| religiousAffiliation |
nonsectarian
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| servesCommunity |
African American community of Atlanta
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Referenced by (1)
| Subject (surface form when different) | Predicate |
|---|---|
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Alberta Williams King
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placeOfBurial |