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The Fight to Protect an African Cemetery in Bethesda, Maryland
Black Agenda Radio, Black Agenda Radio with Margaret Kimberley
16 Dec 2022
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Black Agenda Radio · The Fight to Protect an African Cemetery in Bethesda, Maryland

Dr. Marsha Coleman-Adebayo is a longtime contributor to Black Agenda Report and the author of No Fear: A Whistelebower’s Triumph Over Corruption and Retaliation at the EPA. She is also the founder of the Bethesda African Cemetery Coalition (BACC), a group committed to preserving that city’s cemetery from destruction and desecration by real estate developers and government entities.

Maryland Slavery
Maryland
Moses African Cemetery

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