A Litany for Liberation. Written by Amina S. McIntyre and read by Deborah Strahorn. You can download the Litany here (.pdf). Download the map from our Reflection and Remembrance walk here (.pdf). This video concludes Historic Oakland Foundation's 2020 virtual Juneteenth…
Flux Projects presented the Georgia Gullah Geechee Ring Shouters at Oakland Cemetery on Juneteenth 2019. The event, which was offered in conjunction with Oakland's cemetery's Juneteenth celebrations, kicked off Flux's current project with Charmaine Minniefield, Remembrance as Resistance: Preserving Black…
Oakland Cemetery is the final resting place for many Atlantans who shaped their communities, Atlanta, and the region. These men and women founded schools, established places of worship, opened businesses, and created community groups. They confronted discrimination and worked to…
"We Shall Overcome: African American Stories from Civil War to Civil Rights," a tour led by HOF volunteer Jihan Hurse as part of Oakland Cemetery's Juneteenth 2020 celebration. “We Shall Overcome” became the anthem of the Civil Rights Movement of…
Storyteller extraordinaire LaDoris Bias Davis shares stories from the Gullah Geechee culture as part of Historic Oakland Foundation's Juneteenth celebration. Part 1 Part 2 Part 3
Originally celebrated in Galveston, Texas on June 19, 1865, Juneteenth is a nationally-recognized commemoration of the end of slavery in the United States. In honor of Juneteenth and the renewed struggle for racial equality across the U.S. and the world.…
Oakland is a great place for families to come together and learn about Atlanta history, enjoy a picnic, or simply wander around our lovely gardens. Dads love bringing the family here, and we love that too! Think of dad and…
On the nights of May 28, May 31, June 5, and June 6 unknown individuals vandalized the Lion of Atlanta statue, the Confederate Obelisk, and several headstones at historic Oakland Cemetery. The City of Atlanta owns and is responsible for…
As Father's Day approaches, our thoughts turn to the man who has both nurtured and, thankfully, put up with us all our lives: dad! We can't think of a better way to show him appreciation than nurturing him in turn…
The 1848 Seneca Falls Convention in New York marked the first women’s rights convention, but the woman’s suffrage movement did not gain a foothold in Georgia until well after the Civil War. Before Emancipation, almost all suffrage advocates supported the…