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Bruton Town Descendants Heritage Initiative (BTDHI)
This page serves as a central hub for verified news coverage, historical documentation, and progress updates related to the Brutontown Cemetery and the work of the BTDHI.
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Media Coverage & Public record
Media Coverage & Public record
Independent media coverage documenting the August 2025 disturbance at Brutontown Cemetery. Media items are presented for information purposes and do not substitute for archival documentation or preservation findings.
Title: Furman University's Connection, The County's Cleanup: The history beneath the soil of a neglected slave cemetery
Source: WYFF New 4 / Miya Payton
Date: September 30, 2025
Title: Questions over Cemetery Cleanup
Source: Fox Carolina News / Alexa Erbach
Date: August 23, 2025
Title: Concerns grow over SC slave cemetery cleanup and ownership
Source: WYFF News 4 / Miya Payton
Date: August 22, 2025
Title: Historic Black Cemetery DESTROYED
Source: Palmetto Cemeterian
Date: August 20, 2025
Title: Historic, yet neglected Greenville County, South Carolina slave cemetery gets new attention
Source: WYFF News 4 / Miya Payton
Date: June 13, 2024
BURIAL DATABASE PROGRESS TRACKER
BURIAL DATABASE PROGRESS TRACKER
Honoring Our Ancestors. Preserving Our History. Documenting the Truth.
Updated January 16, 2026
341
341
BASELINE
RECORDS
🗂️
467
467
VERIFIED
ENTRIES
✔️
126
126
NEWLY
VERIFIED
CERTIFICATES
📄
0
0
PENDING VERIFICATION
⏳
06
06
MISSING
INFORMATION⚠️
Since October 2025, BTDHI has recovered 125 additional burial records — a 37% increase over the original "Brutontown Known Burials" compilation by cemeterian Robin Coon.
Family Seed fund TRACKER
Family Seed fund TRACKER
Supporting Truth, Restoration, and Descendant Leadership.
Updated January 16, 2026
$5000
$5000
CAMPAIGN
GOAL
📌
$2550
$2550
RECEIVED
TO DATE
💰
51%
51%
FUNDED
📈
8
8
FAMILY CONTRIBUTORS
👥
$2450
$2450
REMAINING
TO RAISE
🎯
This family-led campaign provides the foundation for restoration, burial recovery, legal groundwork, and historical documentation. Descendant-led funding ensures independence, strength, and integrity as we pursue accountability, and full restoration of the Brutontown Cemetery.
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