Photo caption: Burr Oak Cemetery Burr Oak Cemetery, where the graves of Chicago’s Black pioneers, civil rights leaders, attorneys, entertainers and professional athletes are located, is one of the oldest Black cemeteries in the Chicago area. It was featured in the 1975 movie Cooley High, where the character Cochise was “buried” after he was found beaten … Activists seek landmark status and improvements at Burr Oak Cemetery Read More »
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