The tombstone of Elizabeth Freeman (Mum Bett), the African American woman whose suit for freedom helped bring about the end of slavery in Massachusetts, can still be seen in the old burial ground ...

"They didn't have the money to buy tombstones," he said. A monument to recognize the African Americans with unmarked graves buried from 1879 to 2023 was erected at the cemetery last fall.

Glenwood Cemetery, once a neglected burial ground, now stands as a testament to the power of knowledge, activism, and ...