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Unmarked African-American burial grounds are scattered throughout Florida. Sen. Janet Cruz (D-Tampa) wants to fund and reinstate a 10-member task force...
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The Florida Senate has agreed to set aside $100,000 to erect memorials at two nearly forgotten cemeteries where hundreds of African Americans are buried…
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Scans of the Tampa property owned by Richard Gonzmart and his Columbia Restaurant Group have revealed at least 115 probable graves of the Zion…
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Tampa isn't the only place where long-lost African American graveyards have been found.Although two have been discovered in the bay area, and more sites…
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The next step in the search for graves from the lost Zion Cemetery continued Tuesday morning in a Tampa auto impound lot.Four workers from the private…
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What once was Zion Cemetery - believed to be Tampa's first African American cemetery - now sits on two-and-a-half acres divided among three owners.Scans…
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MacDill Air Force Base will start an investigation in January into reports that a lost African American cemetery could be inside its gates.The cemetery…
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King High School is the site of an African-American cemetery, Hillsborough County school officials confirmed Wednesday.In addition, County Commissioner…
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We could know by next week whether King High School is resting on a forgotten cemetery.Experts from GeoView Inc., a geophysical consulting firm, began…
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Hillsborough County School officials are looking into the possibility that some grounds of King High School rest on what was a cemetery for indigent…
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Last fall, a cemetery historian came upon a few death certificates from a little-known Tampa burial ground called Zion and he wanted help to learn more…