Did you know that 5,000 Black men, women, and children from the 1800's are in a
cemetery buried under a trash dump and city playground in South Philly? Did you know that the desecration will finally end after nearly 150 years when we begin the consecration of the Land by avenging our ancestors through libation?
Friends of Bethel Burial Ground Coalition Libation Ceremony
Saturday October 18, 2014 at 12:00 Noon
Assembled on Washington Avenue between 4th & 5th Street at 11:00 a.m. and marched to the ceremony.
The Ceremony took place at Weccacoe Playground, between Christian Street and Queen Street between 4th and 5th Street
For further information on how to help Preserve Philadelphia Historic Burial site contact: fbbgcoalition@gmail.com
“The people united, will never be defeated.”
The Friends of Bethel Burial Ground Coalition is working to preserve the final resting place of 5,000 Black Philadelphians who are interred in an historic burial ground under the Weccacoe Playground at 4th and Queen Street, in the Southwark section of South Philadelphia.
The City of Philadelphia, Department of Parks and Recreation is trying to renovate the playground with no regard for the graves of our ancestors buried there. These Black Philadelphians lived and died in Southwark during the 18th and 19th centuries.
They are the founding members of the Black community in Philadelphia ,who Amongst many duties played a Major role in the Development of the building structures and founding organizations we utilize daily in our city. They are our ancestors in the African Diaspora.
The Friends of Bethel Burial Ground Coalition is made up of residents and taxpayers of Philadelphia County, who own this historic public site. We are working to stop any further desecration of the site by permanently protecting and preserving the graves of our ancestors as a local, state and national historic site.
We have already been successful in making the City of Philadelphia examine and correct the danger posed by an old and decaying six-inch water main that run alongside the Bethel Burial site. We are trying to protect this important historic site. And We Need Concerned Citizens to become active participates in apart of Historic Philadelphia.
Today The Coalition held a public Libation Ceremony on Saturday October 18, 2014 at the burial site. Since the rediscovery of this historic site there has been no public prayer offered for The ancestors at the place of their interment. We ask that every person interested in honoring the African Ancestors buried at this historic site join us to offer prayers and celebrate their lives.
We had drums, bells, to honor our ancestors. The Drum has been a Part of African Celebrations for centuries and still is very important.
for more information on how you can get involved and find out the amazing stories of the ancestors buried on this site as well as Supporting The Friends of Bethel Burial Ground Coalition call
Jemadari 215-510-9928
