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Black History Month: The History behind Olivewood Cemetery

Name: Black History Month: The History behind Olivewood Cemetery
Uploaded: 2022-02-05T04:46:00Z
Duration: 2 min 21 s
Description: Among the more than 4,000 people buried at Olivewood are many Houston trailblazers. They include the first ordained Methodist Minister in Texas, David Elias Dibble, and Houston’s first Black alderman, Richard Brock. The last known burials took place in the 1960s.

Among the more than 4,000 people buried at Olivewood are many Houston trailblazers. They include the first ordained Methodist Minister in Texas, David Elias Dibble, and Houston’s first Black alderman, Richard Brock. The last known burials took place in the 1960s.

Posted February 4, 2022 10:46pm CST

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