Top (from left) Bluebian Duralle, Dwayne “Tarriff” Thomas, Ekpe Abioto, Sylvester Lewis, Dr. Earnestine Jenkins, Erma Elzy, and Leonard Blakely are pictured at the rear of the historic marker honoring Thomas Moss, Calvin McDowell, and William Henry Stewart, erected at the site of Moss’s grave in the Zion Christian Cemetery, 1426 South Parkway East, in Memphis, TN on March 23, 2109. (Right top) Elaine Lee Turner, Zion Community Project Assistant Secretary, owner of Heritage Tours, which conducts historical tours of Memphis, and Director of Slave Haven Underground Railroad Museum, was present for the unveiling activities. (Bottom right) Attendees listen to the program. Top (right) Sylvester Lewis takes a closer look at the historical gravesite of Thomas Moss after the crowd thins out. (Bottom right) We All Be Group, Inc. Chief Executive Artivist, Bro. Ron Herd, plays his cornet in honor of Thomas Moss, Calvin McDowell, and William Stewart as the event concludes. Not pictured: The Zion Community Project, Inc., was established in 1992 to oversee the restoration of Zion Christian Cemetery. It’s 21-member Board of Directors works in conjunction with Advisory Committee and many Friends of Zion including: Officers Dr. Tyrone T. Davis, Atty. Trena M. Williams, Dr. Russ Wigginton, Dr. Milton Moreland, Mrs. Elaine Turner, and Mr. Arthur Shelton; Members Mr. Bob Barnett, Rev. O.C. Collins, Dr. Warner L. Dickerson, Dr. Peatchola Jones-Cole, Atty. Reginald L. Eskridge, Mr. Sylvester Lewis, Ms. Raka Nandi, Ms. Tramica Morris, Mr. Cardell Orrin, Prof. Eddie Pate, Ms. Margot Payne, Mrs. Beverly Robertson, Mr. Eric Robertson, Mr. Reginald Walton, Dr. Walker D. Wright; and Advisory Committee members Mrs. Claudette N. Branch, Mrs. Lisa Jenkins, Bishop Lawrence L. Reddick, Rev. William Smith, Mr. Ron Walter, and Bishop Henry M. Williamson. The board meets quarterly and is seeking funds for educational projects and ongoing maintenance efforts at the cemetery. New volunteers are welcomed. Email: ZionCommunityProject@gmail.com or mail donations to Zion Community Project, PO Box 74, Memphis, TN 38108. 4
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