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Records: Slave cemetery on site of planned school (Raleigh, NC)

Neighbors of a proposed Wake County high school say they have more evidence that a slave cemetery is on the land.

The News & Observer of Raleigh reported Tuesday that residents living near the site in Raleigh said they found property records that show it was once owned by a family that operated a plantation.

They said headstones on the land indicate more graves are on the site and plan to present their findings to Wake County school officials this week.
Read entire article at AP