Black Family Works To Restore Roughly 200-Year-Old Cemetery In Texas

EAST TEXAS (CBSNEWS.COM) - The continuing fight for social justice is giving new life to community efforts to preserve Black cemeteries. Congress is considering legislation that would create a database of burial sites, and provide funding to research and protect them.

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This could bolster cemetery restoration projects across the country, including one from CBS News producer Rodney Hawkins, who is embarking on a journey to reclaim his family legacy in East Texas.

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