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Church restores cemetery where 160 enslaved people were buried

Original: Church restores lost cemetery where 160 enslaved people were buried in Lexington Co.

A church in Lexington County, South Carolina has restored a lost cemetery where 160 enslaved people were buried. The restoration work brings recognition to a burial ground that had been forgotten, honoring those interred there and giving the community a place to remember the history of slavery in the area.

Why now: Local news coverage of a church preserving a historic cemetery linked to slavery has drawn attention in the region.

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• Church restores lost cemetery where 160 enslaved people were buried in Lexington Co. · WLTX

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