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Traditionally, fans in the African American
Church have featured a wide range of
spiritual and family images.

Freddy Jefferson is a loyal volunteer at
Washington Park Cemetery. In “A Veteran
Volunteer” Freddy talks about, not only how he
has cleared some of the cemetery, but his
thoughts on finding the tombstones of many
veterans – dating all the…

Singers of The Samaritan United Methodist Church Men’s
Choir: Sherwin Reed, Raymond Alexander, Terrell Walker
and Preston Bosley sing the traditional Negro Spiritual
“Walk in Jerusalem.”

Molly Kodner is the head archivist at the Missouri
History Museum Library. In “Off-Site Assistance” she
shows us the burial cards of all of the documented
sites at the Washington Park Cemetery. All of the
archivists provide on-the-phone or…

In “Home Going”, Nya Brown offers a soulful
interpretation of “His Eye is on the Sparrow.” It
brought tears to many of the people in the audience.

Sarah Cato at the gravesite of Baby Lee in “Gone But
Not Forgotten.” Sarah was the Griot of the cemetery for
the day as she uncovered tombstones and relayed
personal information about various people buried
there.

The tools for hunting and uncovering a gravesite that has
been swallowed by trees, bush and time. Using the
phone to speak with archivists at the MO History
Museum Library, Wanda Brandon notates the names and
burial sites of various people near…

We spent the morning filming “Searching for a Mother's
Lost Burial Site” as Dan Newman assisted Wanda Brandon
in finding her mother, who died when Wanda was 5-
years-old.

Zella Jackson sings professionally at funerals.
The words of the song and her rendition of “I
Bowed on my Knees and Cried Holy (A City
Called Glory)” perfectly match the splendor of
the rolling hills and beautifully carved
tombstones at…

T.p. ill.: blue and white eagle over red, white and blue striped background; silhouettes of troops and flags in the blue background.