A crew working in a cemetery in Mississippi has found 119 graves belonging to African-American slaves. The crew was constructing drainage and a road at the Red Banks Cemetery in Marshall County. A report initially filed by Atlantablackstar.com noted that the graves are unmarked, making the finding in the 170-year-old cemetery difficult, if not impossible to identify. “I prayed for these people, not knowing who they are and my quest is getting or finding the names, so we can honor these people,” Farrell told local news. The cemetery, known as ‘Zion Cemetery’, was established in 1901 and believed to be the city’s first cemetery for African-Americans.

Source: The North Africa Journal October 11, 2019 14:37 UTC