Old oaks loom over the graves inside East End Cemetery, a 16-acre burial ground bordering the city of Richmond and Henrico County. Shafts of sunlight filtering through the foliage illuminate the final resting places of the thousands of black men and women interred there since it opened in 1897. For years, East End — and … Continue reading ‘Obligated to do what’s right:’ State money helping maintain more historic African-American cemeteries