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The Sacred Ground Where Black Americans Search For Their Roots - 10/30/23

 

Tampa Bay Times (FL) archive of articles on lost / erased cemeteries

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WTSP-TV News (Tampa Bay, FL) archive of news reports

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Volunteers to restore century-old African American Cemetery - Bay News 9, 11/18

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Safety Harbor Volunteers try to save African American cemetery - WTSP-TV, 3/18

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Safety Harbor's African-American cemetery getting a facelift - Times, 6/17

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Safety Harbor African-American cemetery receiving much-needed care - Bay News 9, 6/17

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Safety Harbor African American Cemetery Restoration effort quickly making progress - SH Connect, 6/17

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New group determined to save Safety Harbor’s African American Cemetery - SH Connect, 5/17

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Who Will Save the Safety Harbor Black Cemetery? - Patch, 7/13

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Presentation to Safety Harbor City Commission 12/17/18 (advance video to 10:28)

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Videos of the February 2021 excavation by archaeologists at the North Clearwater (FL) cemetery site. 2 videos..."Live" = Day 1...advance video to 2:00 and "Tuesday 11am" = Day 2...advance video to 1:25 

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2/21/21 News package from CBS showing VA GOP Senator and Dem Governor working together on behalf of African American cemetery saying..."Some things transcend politics."

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National network to connect researchers and concerned citizens working to preserve historical Black cemeteries (6/24/21)

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Once abandoned cemetery (Whispering Souls) now has new owner (8/3/21)

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Legal Ruling Protects Whispering Souls Cemetery / WTSP-TV News Report (8/6/21)

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Saving Whispering Souls: A group of citizens granted ownership of Safety Harbor cemetery (9/16/21)

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When Black History Is Unearthed, Who Gets to Speak for the Dead? - 10/4/21

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It’s a matter of dignity and justice to acknowledge African American cemetery erasure - Tampa Bay Times, 2/2/22

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Video - Two Centuries of Jacksonville: Abandoned African American Cemeteries

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Video - CBS "60 Minutes" 11/27/22...Forgotten Black Cemeteries Uncovered In Florida (13:00)

​Video - CBS "60 Minutes Overtime" / Finding reconciliation (5:15)

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Video - WTSP-TV, 11/30/22 - "Erased: The fight to restore Tampa Bay area's destroyed black cemeteries" (23:30)

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