Restoring the dignity to the resting places of African Americans.
Located in Downtown Hampton, Bassette Cemetery and the nearby Elmerton Cemetery include the graves of many African American trailblazers including 19th century emancipated slaves, civil rights pioneers and veterans from World War I to the Vietnam War.
Immaculate Conception Church in Hampton is organizing a clean-up of Bassette Cemetery (behind the Hampton Transit Center) on the 12th Annual Saint Meinrad Day of Service on Saturday, March 14, 2026, from 8:00 a.m. – 12:00 p.m.
- All are welcome.
- There is no cost to participate.
- Volunteers are asked to register by March 7th and will receive a t-shirt compliments of the Saint Meinrad Alumni Association.
About Saint Meinrad Day of Service
St. Meinrad Archabbey is a Benedictine Monastery in Southern Indiana, whose primary charism is seminary and ministerial formation. Some of our priests, deacons and lay persons in the Diocese of Richmond are St. Meinrad alumni. For the past several years, the Alumni Association has organized a Saint Meinrad Day of Service, where alumni around the country organize prayer and service projects in their communities, under the Benedictine motto of “Ora et Labora.”
Virginia Catholics for Racial Justice 