Upcoming Events
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.
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.
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 (Copy)
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.
First Friday Illumination of the Praise House (Copy) (Copy)
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 (Copy) (Copy) (Copy) (Copy)
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.
First Friday Illumination of the Praise House (Copy) (Copy) (Copy)
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.
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.
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!
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