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13-829: Albritton is a surname. Notable people with the surname include: Alex Albritton (1892–1940), American baseball pitcher Ben Albritton (born 1968), American politician from Florida Claude C. Albritton (1913–1988), American geologist, professor, and university administrator Dave Albritton (1913–1994), American high jumper and politician Greg Albritton (born 1953), American politician from Alabama Harold Albritton (born 1936), American judge Rogers Albritton (1923–2002), American philosophy professor Sidney Albritton (born 1971), American politician from Mississippi Terry Albritton (1955–2005), American shot putter Vince Albritton (born 1962), American football player [REDACTED] Surname list This page lists people with

26-496: A Colored Cemetery, No African Need Apply. " On May 30, 1919, a memorial was erected to commemorate the colored soldiers from Pennsylvania who fought and died in France during World War I from 1917 to 1918. In 1986, five child victims of the 1985 MOVE bombing were interred in two unmarked graves at Eden Cemetery. In July 2008, vandals toppled over 200 headstones in the cemetery, including that of Octavius Valentine Catto , one of

39-724: A week. Albritton was beaten to death at Philadelphia State Hospital at Byberry in 1940. According to the Republican Herald , witnesses testified that Albritton attacked attendant Frank Weinand, who then subdued Albritton, ultimately resulting in his death. Weinand was arrested and charged with homicide, but was cleared of any wrongdoing. While his death certificate lists his burial location as Eden Cemetery in Collingdale, Pennsylvania , cemetery officials could find no record of anyone matching his description buried in 1940 or 1941. This Negro league baseball pitcher article

52-482: Is a stub . You can help Misplaced Pages by expanding it . Eden Cemetery (Collingdale, Pennsylvania) Eden Cemetery is a historic African-American cemetery located in Collingdale, Pennsylvania . It was established June 20, 1902, and is the oldest existing black owned cemetery in the United States . The cemetery covers about 53 acres and contains approximately 93,000 burials. Jerome Bacon, an instructor at

65-518: Is different from Wikidata All set index articles Alex Albritton Albritton was born in Live Oak, Florida , on February 12 of either 1892 or 1894, the son of D. W. and Charlotte Albritton. At some point after 1900, his family moved to Ben Hill County, Georgia . Albritton later married a woman named Marie and they lived in both Florida and Philadelphia before he began his baseball career. Albritton appeared in at least one game for

78-768: The Bacharach Giants in 1918, appearing in relief and allowing eight earned runs in 2.1 innings. In 1920, Albritton played with the Pittsburgh Colored Stars of Buffalo before he was acquired by the Washington Braves in April 1921, for whom he played with through at least mid-May. By June 1921, he had joined the Hilldale Club . Albritton pitched for the Baltimore Black Sox in 1922 and remained with

91-415: The surname Albritton . If an internal link intending to refer to a specific person led you to this page, you may wish to change that link by adding the person's given name (s) to the link. Retrieved from " https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Albritton&oldid=1228031844 " Category : Surnames Hidden categories: Articles with short description Short description

104-568: The First African Baptist Church Burial Grounds. The bodies buried in these cemeteries were disinterred and re-interred at Eden Cemetery. The oldest reburial in the cemetery is from 1721. After litigation from Collingdale, Pennsylvania opposing the creation of an African-American cemetery in the township, a charter for the creation of Eden Cemetery was granted by Pennsylvania on June 20, 1902. Fifty-three acres of land previously part of Bartram Farms were selected for

117-720: The Institute for Colored Youth (the precursor to Cheyney University ), led efforts to create a cemetery for African-Americans who had been buried in cemeteries in Philadelphia that were being condemned by the city in the early 20th century. The cemeteries included Lebanon Cemetery (condemned in 1899 – closed in 1903), the Olive Graveyard (closed in 1923), the Stephen Smith Home for the Aged and Infirm Colored Person's Burial Ground and

130-721: The club when they joined the Eastern Colored League in 1923. By May 1923, he was pitching for the Washington Potomacs , and would remain with the club, now playing in Wilmington, Delaware , through 1925. In between appearances with the Potomacs, Albritton also pitched for the Brooklyn Cuban Giants in 1924. By 1925, Albritton had earned the nickname "war horse" for his willingness to pitch as much as four times in

143-536: The creation of the cemetery. The first meeting of the cemetery charter committee was held on August 9, 1902, and included prominent members of Philadelphia's black community in the following roles: The first interment at the cemetery was delayed until nightfall due to local white protestors who blocked the cemetery entrance during the day. The headline of the Chester County Times the next day read " Collingdale Has More Race Troubles, Town Council Has No Use for

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156-687: The most famous burials at Eden Cemetery. In 2010, Eden Cemetery was listed on the National Register of Historic Places . It is still in operation and maintained by a group of volunteers. In 2015, a monument to Pauline Oberdorfer Minor was erected in Eden Cemetery by the Philadelphia Alumnae chapter of the Delta Sigma Theta sorority She was one of the 22 founders of the Sorority but

169-459: Was working as a housekeeper when she died and was interred in a pauper's grave alongside three other people. In January 2024, the skulls of 19 unidentified black Philadelphians were interred in two mausolea in Eden Cemetery. The skulls were part of the Penn Museum collection and were most likely from enslaved persons from the 1830s and 1840s. The skulls were collected by Samuel George Morton ,

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