Instructor: Penny Sumners

Glenwood Cemetery, established in 1870 by the City of Huntsville, was created as a burial
ground for African American citizens, where families purchased their own grave sites as in other city-owned cemeteries. The cemetery is located between Hall and Derrick Streets, bounded by Holmes Avenue West and Clinton Avenue, behind the former Stone Middle School. Many African American leaders of the past—and some more recent—rest in these hallowed grounds. Come experience a virtual tour of this historic cemetery, created by presenter Penny Sumners and Ollye Conley, with scripts developed by Dorla Evans and narrated by local African Americans.