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| Bojangles RobinsonBorn in Richmond, Virginia in 1878 and raised by his grandmother, a former slave, legendary tap dancer Bill “Bojangles” Robinson transformed the art of tap dancing.Grades 9-12 History-Social Science |
| LFM: Mammy KateAfter hearing of the impending execution of her "master", Mammy Kate, a house slave of Captain Stephen Heard, formulated an escape plan out of a military jail at Fort Cornwallis in Augusta, Georgia. For her heroism, Heard granted her freedom...but Mammy Kate chose to stay with the Heard family until her death.Grades 9-12 History-Social Science |
| Phi Betta KappaPhi Beta Kappa, the oldest Greek-letter American college fraternity, was founded in 1776 on the principles of social brotherhood and intellectual curiosity--but not drinking.Grades 9-12 History-Social Science |
| Hollywood during the Civil WarIt’s thought that the first Virginian who died in the civil war was buried in Hollywood Cemetery. He was a young man, not even twenty when he was cut down on the battlefield. His body was ceremonially escorted across the countryside and placed in Hollywood during a solemn but reverent occasion.Grades 3-5 | 6-8 | 9-12 History-Social Science |
| Well Known Hollywood ResidentsOver 75,000 people are buried at Hollywood Cemetery. Before the middle of the twentieth century, the vast majority of private burials were for white and well to do citizens. Most are ordinary people, but national figures also reside there.Grades 3-5 | 6-8 | 9-12 Health |
| Reconstruction and Memorial DayAfter the war white Richmonders, sought comfort within the confines of reconstruction. With little or no money at hand, they tried to regain their composure any way they could. Many citizens turned their attention towards Hollywood.Grades 3-5 | 6-8 | 9-12 History-Social Science |
| James Monroe at HollywoodBecause of the location of his death, Monroe’s body was interred in New York City. And in 1858, over twenty years after his death, a movement began in Virginia to bring the remains of the native sons to a central place.Grades 3-5 | 6-8 | 9-12 History-Social Science |
| Thoughts about Hollywood CementeryRural cemeteries were not designed to be just warehouses for the dead. They’re places for the living.Grades 3-5 | 6-8 | 9-12 History-Social Science |
| Opposition to HollywoodResidents of Richmond complained that Hollywood Cemetery was too close to the city and that it would ruin westward expansion by using up prime, river front real estate.Grades 3-5 | 6-8 | 9-12 History-Social Science |
| History of the Rural CemeteryIn the early 1800s Richmond, Virginia was springing to life as a new urban center in a largely agricultural state. For the first time industry choked the landscape and people clogged dirty city streets. The population grew and eventually the population died. At the time, churches were the primary burial grounds in the city and they bore the brunt of the surging demand.Grades K-2 | 3-5 | 6-8 History-Social Science |
