MT ZION - FEMALE UNION BAND HISTORIC MEMORIAL PARK INC
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Mission Statement
Mission: To reimagine Mt. Zion – FUBS cemeteries and create a historic Memorial Park in order to: - Rediscover nearly two centuries of lost African American history and; - Develop a sacred space for quiet reflection and respectful commemoration. Vision: To create a sacred place for both quiet and spirited academic reflection with the goal of promoting unity, appreciation and remembrance of the founding members of Georgetown and the struggles they endured during a time period wrought with crippling segregation.
About This Cause
The Mt. Zion – Female Union Band Historic Memorial Park (Mt. Zion- FUBS Foundation) is a nonprofit, 501(c)(3) organization incorporated in 2005 to jointly manage the preservation and commemoration of the Mt. Zion and Female Union Band Society Cemeteries. Active from 1808 to 1950 and historically African American, the two cemeteries share nearly equal parts of 3-acres that sit adjacent in Georgetown, Washington, DC. The Mt. Zion-FUBS Foundation was formed to resurrect the wealth of stories, protect historical artifacts, and preserve and restore this American treasure. Additionally, the Foundation is a platform for the creation of a research and programming center that will educate future generations not only surrounding the burial ground but placing it and the interred in their proper historical context over arguably the most important 150-year period of our nation (slavery, the Civil War, the Civil Rights Movement and two World Wars).