Monument Sponsors Seek Information About Ga. African-Americans In Unmarked Graves

A monument to honor African-Americans who were buried in unmarked graves in the previously segregated Alta Vista Cemetery is displayed as maintenance supervisor Kevin Towe takes care of the grounds at the Gainesville, Georgia, site.

David Goldman / Associated Press

When 81-year-old Betty Hopkins misses her deceased father, she can’t visit the exact spot where he was buried at Alta Vista Cemetery in Gainesville, Georgia, because she doesn’t know where his plot is.

“I would love to go to the special spot where he is resting,” Hopkins said. “He was a loving father.”

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