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🕊️ BASIC INFO: The Macedonia African Methodist Church and Cemetery, also known as the Warsaw AME Cemetery, is a historically Black cemetery that contains the remains of deceased slaves. It is currently under threat, and is in need of a nomination.

🐦‍⬛ NARRITIVE THEME: The news articles collated here are placed in a specific order in order to answer a certain question; how did public perception of the Warsaw AME Cemetery shift over time through the lens of the news?

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🖇️METADATA . . . is essentially a data's data. It is a collection of basic information about different sources, such as their publishing dates, authors, and summaries. It can assist researchers in finding the information they need through search terms—for this example, think "CEMETERY, NEWS, MACEDONIA, WARSAW, SLAVE, ENSLAVED," so on. It's like tagging. The following table is a comprehensive metadata archival of news coverage on Macedonia African Methodist Church Cemetery.

Creator	Title	Date	Extent	Name/Location of repository	Scope and Content
Krystal Dixon	John's Creek to Begin Maintaining Macedonia Cemetery	7/11/2017	Newspaper Article	Johns Creek Patch	The Johns Creek government voted unanimously to take over the care and maintenance on the Warsaw AME Cemetery, with the top priority being physical debris removal from the site.
Carson Cook	Old Warsaw School Preserves a Piece of History	12/11/2018	Newspaper Article	Appen Media	Covers the preservation efforts of Old Warsaw School.
Katie Anderson	Johns Creek Moves to Acquire and Preserve Historic Cemetery	12/31/2020	Newspaper Article	Appen Media	Talks about the city’s efforts to permanently preserve the Macedonia African Methodist Church Cemetery. Explains the change from basic maintenance to long-term preservation.
Sydney Dangremond	Efforts to Preserve, Honor Macedonia African Methodist Church Cemetery Continue	7/11/2021	Newspaper Article	Appen Media	Preservation efforts of Macedonia Cemetery and bringing attention to its historical past. How the locals became involved in protecting and honoring those buried there.
Sydney Dangremond	Johns Creek Takes Ownership of Historic Cemetery	12/14/2021	Newspaper Article	Appen Media	Explains Johns Creek taking ownership of Macedonia Cemetery.
Adrianne Murchison	Johns Creek Students Produce Documentary Films on Historic Black Cemetery	1/xx/2022	Newspaper Article	The Atlanta Journal-Constitution	How students conducted their research on the cemetery, learning the importance as being a historic Black burial ground.
Anonymous Appen Media contributor	Macedonia Cemetery Documents to Premiere at Johns Creek High School	2/4/2022	Newspaper Article	Appen Media	How Johns Creek High School students became involved in the preservation process by creating documentaries about the cemetery.
Erik Ortiz	Black Cemeteries Are Bulldozed and Vandalized. Descendants Are Cleaning up Alone	2/16/2022	Newspaper Article	NBC News	Discusses how historic Black cemeteries have faced challenges across the nation. Shows how local community members are typically responsible for preserving these sites.
Sydney Dangremond	Johns Creek to Enlist Consultant for Macedonia Cemetery	3/15/2022	Newspaper Article	Appen Media	Highlights the city’s efforts in deciding how the cemetery should be preserved, improved, and maintained.
Amber Perry	Macedonia Cemetery Stakeholders Probe City Efforts	01/12/2023	Newspaper Article	Appen Media	Discusses concerns from descendants of those buried at the cemetery and other people who are connected to its preservation efforts.
Amber Perry	Johns Creek to Host Juneteenth Celebration	02/07/2023	Newspaper Article	Appen Media	The Johns Creek Juneteenth celebration and the concerns from residents about the way their history is being represented. It goes on to show why preserving local African American history is important.
Amber Perry	Macedonia Cemetery Descendants Remember Dead, Look Ahead	02/23/2023	Newspaper Article	Appen Media	Focus is on the families gathering to remember those buried at the cemetery.
Ashley Lincoln	Descendants of Slaves Buried in Johns Creek Cemetery Worry More Graves Exist	02//27/2025	Newspaper Article	WSBTV	Some descendants think there may be more graves near Macedonia Cemetery that have not yet been discovered.
Descendants of Macedonia Church and Cemetery of Johns Creek, Ga, Inc. Johns Creek Historical Society	Macedonia African Methodist Church & Cemetery	12/08/2025	Webpage	The Black Cemetery Network	Macedonia African Methodist Church Cemetery recognizes the cemetery as a historic African American burial ground.
Larry Spruill	Hidden in Plain Sight: The Secret Legacy of a Johns Creek Cemetery	02/27/2026	Newspaper Article	FOX 5 Atlanta	This source focuses on the history of Macedonia Cemetery and the African American community connected to it.