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St. Pete’s Oaklawn Cemetery focus of USF research funding

September 9, 2020 - A research project that will identify, preserve and record unmarked and abandoned African American cemeteries is one of 23 research projects that will be funded by University of South Florida. The African American Burial Grounds & Remembering project will focus on Oaklawn Cemetery in St. Petersburg and Zion Cemetery in Tampa. The project was among those that will share $500,000 in funding in an initiative announced earlier this year. See a full list of projects here.

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