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Guided walks highlight Hendersonville Black history at Oakdale Cemetery
Mary Jo Padgett and Ronnie Pepper lead two 90 minute tours at Historic Oakdale Cemetery on April 5 and 6. The walks begin in the Black history section near Seventh Avenue East and Prince Street and explore African- American leaders from slavery through Jim Crow, focusing on teachers nurses veterans and Buffalo Soldier heroes. The free rain or shine events meet at the cemetery and include stories from the Black section.
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Mary Jo Padgett
Ronnie Pepper
Oakdale
Hendersonville
U.S. 64
Valley Street
Bearcat Loop
Padgett and Pepper
Seventh Avenue East
Prince Street
Padgett
Oakdale Cemetery
Main Street
Seventh Avenue
Pepper