The University of Georgia has unveiled the design of a memorial for slaves and former slaves buried at the site of a campus building.
Beginning in late 2015, workers discovered more than 100 unmarked graves — likely those of slaves and former slaves, The Athens Banner-Herald reported . The discoveries were made during a construction and expansion project at the 1930s-era Baldwin Hall.
Baldwin Hall is in the area of what was once Athens’ main cemetery before the Civil War.
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