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.
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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