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October 9, 2009 340 0

Canady family traces history to slavery

In 1929, Little Jim Canady’s family could not afford the luxury of a conventional grave marker, but his son, Ira Canady Sr., took measures to ensure this burial...

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September 6, 2009 366 0

Mystery Florida Graveyard May Be Historical Bahamian Cemetery

An unmarked cemetery found in South Florida is believed to be the burial site of over 500 Bahamians, Florida officials say. Florida historian, Larry Wiggins, says he...

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June 17, 2009 336 0

Black families used south Bibb County cemetery beyond slavery era, DOT finds

It’s perhaps a little ironic that history is coming alive at a graveyard. In south Bibb County near the Middle Georgia Regional Airport, archaeologists have been...

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June 4, 2009 294 0

Cemetery serves as silent sentinel of black history

Grand qualities have elevated Mount Hope to the National Register of Historic Places, a rare honor for a graveyard. Just off Fayetteville Street south of downtown, it...

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March 22, 2009 325 0

Historic cemetery restored, dedicated

For years, the final resting place of two freed slaves and their descendants lay forgotten, covered by leaves and brush off of Old Mill Road in Ridgeway. After the...

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December 29, 2008 342 0

Put to work, inmates clear historic cemetery

The Mount Auburn Cemetery – thought to be the city’s oldest cemetery open to black residents – was until recently overrun with honeysuckle vines...

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December 29, 2008 330 1

Love Cemetery

Love Cemetery is the story of small community in the south decides to put together a bi-racial interfaith group to reclaim a bit of African American history.

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