The City of Atlanta says archeologists have potentially found a burial site of forced convict laborers at the Chattahoochee Brick Company property.
Archeology firm New South Associates reported to the city that ground-penetrating radar scans show evidence of soil disruption consistent with shallow graves, according to a statement the City of Atlanta sent to WABE.
This discovery comes as the city and several of its partners work on making a park and memorial to the forced convict laborers.
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