JACKSON — Jackson State University’s Office of Community Engagement will host a Mt. Olive Cemetery Reenactment on Tuesday, Oct. 14, at noon, to honor those buried at the historic site and to celebrate the legacy of African American life across generations.
Established in the early 1800s, Mt. Olive Cemetery is one of Mississippi’s oldest private cemeteries for African Americans. The cemetery reflects more than a century of history, spanning the slavery, Reconstruction, Jim Crow, and Civil Rights eras.
The event aims to educate the community and pay tribute to the individuals interred there through historical reenactments that bring their stories to life.
The program will be led by Heather Denne’, Ph.D., director of community engagement at Jackson State, and Wilma E. Mosley Clopton, Ph.D., president of NMHS Unlimited Film Productions.
The reenactment will take place at Mt. Olive Cemetery, 1400 John R. Lynch St., Jackson, Mississippi.
University officials encourage the public to attend and learn more about the cemetery’s cultural and historical significance.
