Hundred year old Black grave site in Virginia being moved to make way for industrial park
About 275 burial plots will be moved from the former Oak Hill Plantation to a new burial site about a mile away. Roughly 275 ...
Hundreds of Black graves to be moved from former Virginia plantation to make way for industrial park
DANVILLE — A decision to move the remains of hundreds of African American tenant farmers from a former Virginia tobacco ...
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Hundred year old Black grave site in Virginia being moved to make way for industrial park
Roughly 275 burial plots of the formerly enslaved and sharecroppers at Danville, Va.’s Oak Hill plantation site are being moved to make way for an industrial park. Oak Hill, built in 1820 ...
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Hundreds of Black graves to be moved from former Virginia plantation to make way for industrial park
DANVILLE — A decision to move the remains of hundreds of African American tenant farmers from a former Virginia tobacco plantation to a dedicated burial ground has elicited a range of emotions ...