A ceremony in Charlotte on Wednesday celebrated the transfer of a piece of land where newly freed slaves built a church and cemetery. The consecrated land has now returned to its descendants and those with ties to the church.
More than two dozen people walk through the leaves at Grier Heights Cemetery off Wendover Road. Wayne Johnson, 72, was among them. Johnson blew leaves away before everyone arrived for the ceremony. He is vice president of the St. Lloyd’s Presbyterian Cemetery Foundation.
The group is leading efforts to preserve the sacred land. It has been working with Thompson Child and Family Focus to transfer the land to the foundation…