Upcoming Events
OPENING EVENT: Historic Tours of 1906 Atlanta Race Massacre history
Learn from historic interpreters of South-View Cemetery, the history of the 1906 Atlanta Race Massacre and the history of Brownsville.
OPENING EVENT: Remembering the 1906 Atlanta Race Massacre
The Praise House Project opens at South-View: Recall the history of the 1906 Atlanta Race Massacre at South-View with dramatic interpretations and tours.
OPENING EVENT: New Freedom Studios opening, “Prayer Circles”
View a new body work inspired by the history of South-View by founder, Charmaine MInniefield and special guests. Visit the new location of the New Freedom Studio, next to South-View Cemetery.
OPENING EVENT: Praise House Illumination
View the history of the cemetery and the history of the 1906 Atlanta Race Massacre projected on to the Praise House at sunset. Drive by, vist the New Freedom Studio nearby. Learn of the history of South-View.
First Friday Illumination of the Praise House
Night time illumination of the Praise House. See the history of South-View on the exterior of the Praise House. Families are welcome to gather at sunset and enjoy music and fellowship under the stars.
Heritage Day at Penn Center
Join the Praise House Project in the Gullah Geechee Coorridor during Gullah Geechee Heritage Month to attend the Penn Center Heritage Day. Then join Chef Oşunkoya for a culinary Sankofa for a traditional southern meal which pulls from the indigenous food ways, gathering customs and agricultural traditions of the Gullah people.
First Friday Illumination of the Praise House
Night time illumination of the Praise House. See the history of South-View on the exterior of the Praise House. Families are welcome to gather at sunset and enjoy music and fellowship under the stars.
History Harvest
Learn how to archive and digitize your family’s collection with historic preservationists and felllow history enthusiasts. Bring your images to be scanned or photographed. Contribute to the collection of South-View Cemetery!
First Friday Illumination of the Praise House
Night time illumination of the Praise House. See the history of South-View on the exterior of the Praise House. Families are welcome to gather at sunset and enjoy music and fellowship under the stars.
Watch Night Service at the Praise House
Experience a traditional Watch Night Service, standing in prayer in community for the new year along with the families of South-View, in South-Atlanta and in collaboration with the area’s historic Black churches and faith community.
First Friday Illumination of the Praise House
Night time illumination of the Praise House. See the history of South-View on the exterior of the Praise House. Families are welcome to gather at sunset and enjoy music and fellowship under the stars.
MLK Day of Service in South Atlanta
Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. was first buried at South-View Cemetery. His parents now rest there.
Audiences will be able to tour South-View and assist with the restoration efforts of Atlanta’s burial grounds for Atlanta’s first freedman, as well as lead a neighborhoo clean up and clothing drive.
Genealogy Workshop with Afro-American Historical and Genealogical Society, Inc.
Learn how to search for your family at South-View and in the national, state and local archives.
First Friday Illumination of the Praise House
Night time illumination of the Praise House. See the history of South-View on the exterior of the Praise House. Families are welcome to gather at sunset and enjoy music and fellowship under the stars.
History Harvest
The Praise House Project invites the community to gather for a day of archiving. Learn how to take archival images of family photos. Use a scanning station and record family oral histories at South-View!
SUNDAY DINNER - FEAST OF GRATITUDE
Join Chef Oșunkoya Chavon as she curates a special culinary Sankofa (looking back to see forward), as her menu and experiences honor our food ways and ancestral traditions of gathering to break bread.
All proceeds support the move of the Praise House to South-View. Be a part of this important act of remembrance.
Black History Tours at South-View Cemetery
Audiences will be led by historic interpreters on a Black history tour of South-View. Founded in 1886 by a collective of Atlanta Black businessmen in response to the mistreatment of Black families in segregated cemeteries, South-View Cemetery is the final resting place for over 80,000 African Americans today, many of whom have made significant contributions to American history and the struggle for freedom and peace. Among the many notables are many civil rights activists including Dr. Martin Luther King (before being moved) and his parents and more recently Congressman John Lewis.
First Friday Illumination of the Praise House
Night time illumination of the Praise House. See the history of South-View on the exterior of the Praise House. Families are welcome to gather at sunset and enjoy music and fellowship under the stars.
Women's History Tour at South-View
Audiences will be led by historic interpreters on a women's history tour of South-View. Founded in 1886.
Sankofa Youth Camp
Sankofa, a Ghanaian concept "To look back to see forward"
As a rites-of-passage and leadership training, the Praise House Project invites young people to learn about the traditional role of griot - community historian and storyteller.
Sunday Dinner - Black History Month
Join Chef Oșunkoya Chavon as she curates a special culinary Sankofa (looking back to see forward).
Her menu and experience will honor our food ways and ancestral traditions of gathering to break bread.
All proceeds support the move of the Praise House to South-View. Be a part of this important act of remembrance