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At least four abandoned African American cemeteries have been rediscovered in Florida. The finds are forcing communities to look at their history and racist policies that targeted Black neighborhoods.

At least four abandoned African American cemeteries have been rediscovered in Florida. The finds are forcing communities to look at their history and racist policies that targeted Black neighborhoods.

At least four abandoned African American cemeteries have been rediscovered in Florida. The finds are forcing communities to look at their history and racist policies that targeted Black neighborhoods.

At least four abandoned African American cemeteries have been rediscovered in Florida. The finds are forcing communities to look at their history and racist policies that targeted Black neighborhoods.

At least four abandoned African American cemeteries have been rediscovered in Florida. The finds are forcing communities to look at their history and racist policies that targeted Black neighborhoods.

CLEARWATER ― The 70 graves found on the FrankCrum company’s campus were initially announced to have been unmarked burials accidentally left behind when St. Matthews Baptist Church Cemetery was moved

A developer’s plan to build multiple townhomes on an empty parcel of land adjacent to the Showmen’s Rest Cemetery and Woodlawn Cemetery has angered neighbors.

WUWF Public Media This monument sits at Pensacolas Miraflores Park, where an unmarked, possibly African-American cemetery could be studied by a state new task force. Florida’s new Task force on Abandoned African-American Cemeteries recently convened for its inaugural meeting. Coincidentally, the June discovery of human remains under a historic Pensacola building has led to a 137-year old map that once marked the spot of a nearby graveyard that could fall under the scope of the group’s wor...

The local NAACP is calling on the city to find the lost bodies: “The City of Tampa … needs to honor and own this and right this wrong.”

NewsSportsTicketLifestyleOpinionUSA TODAYObituariesE-EditionLegals Manatee Heritage Days offers monthlong celebration with various events Throughout March, Manatee Countys historical organizations and sites will host special exhibits, lectures, walking tours and more. Manatee Countys annual monthlong celebration of its history returns with a full roster of events, many outdoors as well as virtual amid the pandemic. The 42nd annual Manatee Heritage Days takes place throughout March, as the count...