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In
this image taken from video, a sign for Bruslie Cemetery circa 1830s stands by
a burial ground for slaves in New Orleans, Wednesday, June 13, 2018. The Shell
Oil Company has spruced up, marked and blocked off tracts of its land in the
Convent community west of New Orleans where archaeologists confirmed the
presence of slave burial grounds in 2013. (AP Photo)
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A major oil company is
taking steps to honour once-forgotten slaves buried on its land west of New
Orleans in an area where sugar plantations once abounded, an effort that some
hope will grow into a larger movement to recognize and protect such cemeteries
around the country.
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In
this image taken from video, burial grounds for slaves are located in the
wooded area in New Orleans, Wednesday, June 13, 2018. The Shell Oil Company has
spruced up, marked and blocked off tracts of its land in the Convent community
west of New Orleans where archaeologists confirmed the presence of slave burial
grounds in 2013. (AP Photo)
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