Lincoln Cemetery Ghost Hunting (Members Only 🐊)

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  1. Linda S.

    Lincoln Cemetery served as the main burial ground for St. Petersburg’s black population from the year it opened in 1926 and throughout the segregation era.

    Veterans as far back as the U.S. Civil War are buried here, as well as notable civic historical figures. From years of neglect, the cemetery fell into deplorable condition. The Lincoln Cemetery Society Inc. has been established to change that. We hope you feel as compelled as we do to explore and preserve the cemetery’s rich history!

    ***Three Civil War soldiers are buried at Lincoln, including John “Stable Arm” Lasker. Lasker was stationed in New Bern, NC, and earned this nickname thanks to the steadiness with which he held his rifle. Lasker is one of the stops on a walking tour marked with a series of wooden plaques created by the students at Boca Ciega HS, located next door. The students, under the direction of their teacher Dr. Alicia Isaac, wrote and published a book of collected biographies about individuals at the cemetery called “The Lincoln Cemetery Chronicles.”

    ***Emma E. Booker, for whom an elementary, middle, and high school in Sarasota are named, was buried at Lincoln Cemetery in 1939. Booker moved from Live Oak in 1918 to teach at Sarasota Grammar School, which consisted of one rented room and orange crates as desks. Promoted to principal in 1923, Booker set about raising funds for a permanent school and by 1925 construction of Sarasota Grammar School was complete. In 1937 she moved to St. Petersburg to become principal of Davis Elementary, where she led not only the flourishing of that school but also earned her college degree at 51.

    ****Also buried in Lincoln Cemetery is Chester James Sr., a key figure in the local civil rights movement of the 1960s and 70s, and was honored by both the NAACP and President Lyndon B. Johnson for driving voter registration up among black voters in St. Petersburg. James was committed to encouraging African-American citizens to become more involved in the democratic process at a time when blacks were discouraged or otherwise blocked from voting. The area of downtown St. Pete once called Methodist Town was renamed Jamestown in his honor.
    For more information https://thegabber.com/uncovering-stories-at-lincoln-cemetery/
    #chesterjamessr #Lincoln cemetery #Florida #blackhistory #stpetersburg

  2. Linda S.

    Please send me the info on the cemetery so I can ask them to maintain that place better? Flags on the ground unacceptable and somewhat disrespectful. Doesn’t look like they maintain it very well.

  4. Sandi M

    Thanks guys, that was awesome. More of these vids please and try putting ur devices on graves and asking questions, maybe?

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