South-View Cemetery, Atlanta
Facts and practical information
South-View Cemetery is a historic African-American-founded cemetery located in Jonesboro, Georgia, 15 minutes from downtown Atlanta, Georgia. An active operational cemetery on over 100 acres of land, it is the oldest African-American cemetery in Atlanta, Georgia and the oldest African-American “non eleemosynary” corporation in the country. Founded in 1886, it has since served as the burial place for many leaders in the civil rights movement including Julian Bond and John Lewis. Martin Luther King Jr. was originally buried here but was later moved to the King National Historic Park in Atlanta. ()
Southside (Norwood Manor)Atlanta
South-View Cemetery – popular in the area (distance from the attraction)
Nearby attractions include: Lakewood Heights, South Atlanta, South Bend Cemetery, Lakewood Stadium.