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 ...
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 ...
WESTBOROUGH — Beside Lake Chauncy stood Jon Maynard, who believes this is sacred ground. Maynard's research had led him to this small stretch of shoreline that could include the remains of boys who ...
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 ...
The cemetery housed boys who were detained at the House of Reformation and Instruction for Colored Children. Deep in Prince George’s County, Maryland, lies a wooded area that holds a forgotten history ...
WILMINGTON, NC (WWAY-TV) — A Wilmington cemetery has been resurrected with the help of one UNCW graduate student. Hidden at the end of a dead-end road near Oleander Drive sits what was once an ...
The Rattlesnake area of Missoula may seem like the ideal Montana neighborhood, but beneath its soil is a buried history of the city. Three young residents of the city have chosen to unearth the ...
Gone but not Forgotten” showcases a decade of one woman’s work of locating and protecting endangered Black cemeteries. Debbie ...
SUFFOLK, Va. (WAVY) — Overgrowth, leaves and brush could be seen covering headstones at the historic Oak Lawn Cemetery. With some headstones sunk in the ground due to erosion, the cemetery appears to ...
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 ...
Deep in Prince George’s County, Maryland, lies a wooded area that holds a forgotten history. Rows of cinder blocks guard the area that hosts a cemetery for hundreds of detained Black boys. The boys ...