At least 32 graves of slaves have been discovered in a Black section of the historic City Cemetery in Lexington using ground penetrating radar.
All tagged slave burial site
At least 32 graves of slaves have been discovered in a Black section of the historic City Cemetery in Lexington using ground penetrating radar.
On Thursday afternoon, July 6, surveyors from Richard Grubb and Associates were in town to conduct fieldwork on the slave burial site at the Lexington City Cemetery which is approximately 3,800 square feet.
The Lexington Alumnae chapter of Delta Sigma Theta Sorority, Inc. hosted a Commemoration of the Slave Burial Site in the Lexington City Cemetery (State St.) on Sunday, February 19.
On Sunday, February 19, The Lexington Alumnae Chapter of Delta Sigma Theta will host a commemoration at the slave burial site in the Lexington City Cemetery.