A long-forgotten Black cemetery in northwest Ohio is finally getting recognized wvxu.org - get the latest breaking news, showbiz & celebrity photos, sport news & rumours, viral videos and top stories from wvxu.org Daily Mail and Mail on Sunday newspapers.
The stone markers memorializing the lives of Black people buried at Worthington Cemetery have long been moved. But, a new marker, commissioned by the Defiance Public Library, aims to keep their legacy alive.
The Worthington Cemetery in Defiance County is the final resting place of around 50 freed slaves, but was lost as farming interests took over the property.
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