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Memorial garden set for dedication where more than 1,100 African-Americans are buried in unmarked graves
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Gainesville elected officials will join with members of local churches and civic organizations Sunday at Alta Vista Cemetery to dedicate a memorial garden where more than 1,100 African-Americans are buried in unmarked graves. - photo by Scott Rogers
In what some are calling an opportunity to foster racial healing and reconciliation, Gainesville elected officials will join with members of local churches and civic organizations Sunday to dedicate a memorial garden where more than 1,100 African-Americans are buried in unmarked graves. The highlight of a short dedication ceremony that begins at 2 p.m. Sunday will be the unveiling of a 7-foot tall black granite monument anchoring the memorial garden between sections 16 and 17 at the city-owned Alta Vista Cemetery where most of the unmarked graves rest.