CLEARWATER, Fla. (WFLA) — Every erased and forgotten Black cemetery has a story and Clearwater resident Oneal Larkin shares the story of the North Greenwood Cemetery. “This had to be in the early 80s ...
Behind Wilmington's Maides Park near Smith Creek, an African-American cemetery that dates back to the 1800s is getting a second life. Volunteers associated with the Historic Wilmington Foundation and ...
Paterson resident David Benjamin wanted to know more about his African American ancestors who once lived across North Jersey. After doing some research, he found that some were buried in what's now ...
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Why they trashed this historic cemetery
While exploring a forgotten African American cemetery, Cecil and I discovered something heartbreaking—trash dumped directly ...
Amy and Kevin Smith knew there was a cemetery on property they recently bought, they just didn’t know at the time it would become their mission to restore the forgotten resting place and make sure ...
According to one expert, many cemeteries have been displaced or erased by urban development, especially cemeteries where Black people were buried. The burial grounds of enslaved people have become ...
In Jacksonville, Florida, a community is uncovering a hidden chapter of its past. Beneath the Emmett Reed Community Center, a park frequented by locals, lies the site of Mount Herman Cemetery, a ...
LUCAS VALLEY, Calif. (KGO) -- A long-forgotten cemetery is becoming a popular cause in Marin County, thanks to a couple of teenage filmmakers who have made it relevant again. Every so often, we ...
JACKSONVILLE, Fla. – A long-forgotten African American cemetery in Jacksonville, where World War II veterans and descendants of slave families are buried, is finally receiving the honor and ...
Rows of uninscribed stones and depressions mark the graves of 56 long-forgotten people about 400 feet from the site of the new Fork Union firehouse in Fluvanna County. Surveyors were looking at ...
A Macon family is making efforts to restore a forgotten cemetery on land they purchased. Courtesy Amy Smith Amy and Kevin Smith knew there was a cemetery on property they recently bought, they just ...
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