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South-View Cemetery

1886 establishments in Georgia (U.S. state)African-American cemeteries in Georgia (U.S. state)African-American history in AtlantaCemeteries established in the 1880sCemeteries in Atlanta

South-View Cemetery is a historic African-American-founded cemetery located approximately 15 minutes from downtown Atlanta, Georgia. An active operational cemetery on over 100 acres of land, it is the oldest African-American cemetery in Atlanta, Georgia and the oldest African-American “non eleemosynary” corporation in the country. Founded in 1886, it has since served as the burial place for many leaders in the civil rights movement including Julian Bond and John Lewis. Martin Luther King Jr. was originally buried here but was later moved to the King National Historic Park in Atlanta.

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South-View Cemetery
Helena Street Southeast, Atlanta

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Helena Street Southeast

Helena Street Southeast
30315 Atlanta
Georgia, United States
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