BlackCemeteries
The disgraceful history of erasing Black cemeteries in the United States
The disgraceful history of erasing Black cemeteries in the United States The Shockoe Hill African Burying Ground in Richmond, Virginia, holds the remains of over 22,000 enslaved and free people of color, established in 1816. The cemetery has faced deliberate acts of violence, including grave robbing, construction projects, and destruction by city officials, who formally […]
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