Mount Zion Riverlake Cemetery at Cherie Quarters
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The Mount Zion Riverlake Cemetery is located in Cherie Quarters of the Riverlake Plantation. The cemetery remains as a connection between the times of slavery and today. The cemetery is featured in several of Author Ernest Gaines’ works including Catherine Carmier and A Gathering of Old Men. Mr. Gaines felt a deep connection with the cemetery and so began the work of conservation and protection. He and his wife became President and Vice-President respectively of the Mount Zion Riverlake Cemetery Association. Upon Mr. Gaines’ death in 2019, he was buried there among his ancestors as a way to honor the unnamed and forgotten. It is also reported that one of Mr. Gaines’ teacher from his childhood schooling at Cherie Quarters is also buried at the Mount Zion Cemetery.
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The Author. (2020, July 09). Retrieved November 30, 2020, from https://ernestgaines.louisiana.edu/author
Frink, C. (1999, November 21). Cemetery Reminds of Past Lives Cherie Quarters [Editorial]. The Advocate. Retrieved November 30, 2020, from https://www.goupstate.com/news/19991121/cemetery-reminder-of-past-lives-cherie-quarters
Gaines, E. J. (2016, October 26). An Invitation from the Ganies Family. Retrieved November 30, 2020, from https://ernestgaines.louisiana.edu/news-events/news/20161026/invitation-gaines-family