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Lincoln Cemetery
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On
Saturday, September 21, 2002, descendants of Thomas Morris Chester,
journalist, educator, diplomat, lawyer, scholar, gathered at his grave in Lincoln
Cemetery, Penbrook, to unveil a newly refurbished gravestone with
corrected year of birth. The ceremony was a part of the United
States Colored Troops Institute Regional Conference, held at Harrisburg
that weekend, at the National Civil War Museum. |
Guests then sang Lift Every Voice and Sing. Click photograph
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« Left: The newly refurbished tombstone is unveiled, to applause and cheers, with the help of Mr. James Richardson. Click for larger images.
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Click for a larger image. « From Left: Mr. James Richardson, Mr. Ernest Dennis, Mr. G. Y. Gbamakollie, Rev. Samuel O. Richardson, and Mr. Gregory Richardson.
Chester's
funeral notice from The Patriot, 1892 All photos on this page and on the preceding page are by George F. Nagle and are property of Afrolumens Project. Please contact the site editor for permission to republish photos. |
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