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Editorial: A fitting final farewell to Gainesville's deceased

City leaders help right wrongs of past by recognizing hundreds buried anonymously

Gainesville City Councilwoman Barbara Brooks and Mayor Danny Dunagan, right of memorial, unveil a 7-foot-tall granite monument at a Sunday dedication of a memorial garden where more than 1,100 African-Americans are buried in unmarked graves. Also pictured are Cty Councilmen Sam Couvillon, far left, and George Wangemann. - photo by Jeff Gill

10232017 MONUMENT 1 — Gainesville City Councilwoman Barbara Brooks and Mayor Danny Dunagan, right of memorial, unveil a 7-foot-tall granite monument at a Sunday dedication of a memorial garden where more than 1,100 African-Americans are buried in unmarked graves. Also pictured are Cty Councilmen Sam Couvillon, far left, and George Wangemann. - photo by Jeff Gill

A few thoughts come to mind after Sunday’s ceremony at Gainesville’s Alta Vista Cemetery to acknowledge the graves of more than 1,100 African-Americans that had remained unmarked for decades.