Calvary Cemetery Office
by Tom Brickhouse
Title
Calvary Cemetery Office
Artist
Tom Brickhouse
Medium
Photograph - Photographic Prints
Description
Calvary Cemetery Office as it looked in 1971. The cemetery is located in Norfolk, Virginia and at that time was segregated for blacks only. It was a great experience for me, a young white boy, to work with these men of color.
From Calvary Cemetery website:
Calvary Cemetery was established as a burial ground for Norfolk's African American citizens on January 9, 1877. Calvary spans more than 68 acres of green space in a pastoral setting. For nearly a century, most of Norfolk's African American citizens were interred at Calvary as there were not other burial options available to African Americans in Norfolk until the mid-1970s.
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February 21st, 2014
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Craig Carter
Beautiful slice of history Tom! My first duty station was Norfolk Virginia in 1983. To my regret today I didn't take many photos.
Tom Brickhouse replied:
Thank you for your comments Craig. I created a blog that gives more information about my experience working at Calvary in 1971. http://tom-brickhouse.artistwebsites.com/blogs/calvary-cemetery-1971-my-summer-job-pt-1.html