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Take a guided tour of Atlanta's historic South-View Cemetery

Name: Take a guided tour of Atlanta's historic South-View Cemetery
Uploaded: 2026-02-02T18:13:00-0500
Duration: 24 min 40 s
Description: Atlanta's South-View Cemetery was founded in 1886 by formerly enslaved Black men who were denied the ability to bury their loved ones in White cemeteries. Winifred Hemphill, the president of the South-View Cemetery Association, took CBS News Atlanta's Daniel Wilkerson on a trip through history.

Atlanta's South-View Cemetery was founded in 1886 by formerly enslaved Black men who were denied the ability to bury their loved ones in White cemeteries. Winifred Hemphill, the president of the South-View Cemetery Association, took CBS News Atlanta's Daniel Wilkerson on a trip through history.