Friends of East End is an all-volunteer organization working to transform East End Cemetery, an abandoned African American burial ground, into a public site of memory, contemplation, and beauty that honors Richmond’s black community and history.
Volunteers are working to transform East End Cemetery, an abandoned African-American burial ground, into a public site of memory, contemplation, and beauty that honors Richmond’s black community and history. We are an all-volunteer organization (AVO).
The Friends of East End Cemetery, Inc., is a registered 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization.
To reclaim East End Cemetery, Richmond's historic African-American burial ground, from nature and neglect by securing, stabilizing, and maintaining the sacred site.