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Endangered Places: Preserving Shelby County's Historic Cemeteries. With Jimmy Rout III
Shelby County historian Jimmy Rout III visits the show to discuss the preservation of Shelby County's smaller historic cemeteries, including African American resting places such as Hollywood (Memphis Slim and Furry Lewis are buried there) and Mt. Carmel (containing the grave of Memphis hero Tom Lee) in South Memphis, as well as the many family-owned burial sites in the county.
Additional information
Email Shelby County historian Jimmy Rout III
Gravestone Inscriptions from Shelby County
Photos from Hollywood, Mt. Carmel, and other historic cemeteries at the Historic Memphis website.
Sacred to the Memory - a portfolio of photos of forgotten African American burial places in Shelby County, from University of Memphis professor Coriana Close.
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Shelby County historian Jimmy Rout III visits the show to discuss the preservation of Shelby County's smaller historic cemeteries, including African American resting places such as Hollywood (Memphis Slim and Furry Lewis are buried there) and Mt. Carmel (containing the grave of Memphis hero Tom Lee) in South Memphis, as well as the many family-owned burial sites in the county.
Additional information
Email Shelby County historian Jimmy Rout III
Gravestone Inscriptions from Shelby County
Photos from Hollywood, Mt. Carmel, and other historic cemeteries at the Historic Memphis website.
Sacred to the Memory - a portfolio of photos of forgotten African American burial places in Shelby County, from University of Memphis professor Coriana Close.