In towns across the South, African American
cemeteries serve as a constant reminder of an era of segregation and struggle. Today, many of those cemeteries are vanishing, and the stories of the forgotten souls buried there are fading with them.
Oak Cemetery: A Forgotten Place documents the past of the black cemetery in Fayetteville, Arkansas and highlights the struggles facing the hallowed ground where those who fought for equality rest.
cemeteries serve as a constant reminder of an era of segregation and struggle. Today, many of those cemeteries are vanishing, and the stories of the forgotten souls buried there are fading with them.
Oak Cemetery: A Forgotten Place documents the past of the black cemetery in Fayetteville, Arkansas and highlights the struggles facing the hallowed ground where those who fought for equality rest.