John McDonogh's Tomb, McDonoghville Cemetery

ID: 6017 ~ Source: Image courtesy of Joan Katherine Lillian Garner. ~ Creator: Joan Katherine Lillian Garner ~ Date: 2021

This file appears in: The Elephant in the Room: Burial Site of Enslaved People and Contested Jurisdiction at McDonoghville Cemetery

This file appears in: The Elephant in the Room: Burial Site of Enslaved People and Contested Jurisdiction at McDonoghville Cemetery

The Elephant in the Room: Burial Site of Enslaved People and Contested Jurisdiction at McDonoghville Cemetery

By Joan Katherine Lillian Garner

In 2016, the Jefferson Parish Historic District sponsored the erection of a state marker recognizing the McDonoghville Cemetery’s historical significance. This marker does not mention the enslaved and…