Hillcrest Cemetery is one of four burying grounds established for the African American community in segregated Raleigh. The prominent Lightner brothers, Calvin and Rayford, established Hillcrest in 1926 in association with their Lightner Funeral Home, founded in 1908. …(read more)
At the entrance to Raleigh, N.C.’s Rochester Heights neighborhood lies a cemetery where notable African American residents are buried, including Superior Court Judge George Royster Greene…(read more)
Hillcrest Cemetery Historic Marker – 2021
Hillcrest Cemetery Memorial Day – 2021
Friends of Hillcrest Cemetery Restoration, Inc. doing clean-up work at the Hillcrest Cemetery located in South East Raleigh area of Raleigh, NC.
Friends of Hillcrest Cemetery Restoration, Inc. doing clean-up work at the Hillcrest Cemetery located in South East Raleigh area of Raleigh, NC.
