More than a century after a white mob burned down the Greenwood district of Tulsa, Okla., a community known as Black Wall Street, the city moved a step closer to identifying victims.
Tag: Cemeteries
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In a Roman Tomb, ‘Dead Nails’ Reveal an Occult Practice
Forty-one bent or twisted iron nails, unearthed from a second-century imperial burial site, were meant to keep the deceased in their place.
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With Fingerprints, DNA and Photos, Turkey Seeks Families of the Missing
More than a thousand earthquake victims are still unaccounted for. Some families waited for days by ruined buildings, hoping to see bodies that never surfaced.
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Even in Death, Black Americans Have Been Denied the Right to Rest in Peace
A staggering number of America’s Black burial grounds have been erased from history.
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In Bleak Russian Cemetery, Sea of Crosses Signals War’s True Toll
A dismal, snowy plot near the Black Sea is the final resting place for more and more soldiers from the Wagner mercenary forces, a testament to the huge casualties Russia is suffering in its invasion.