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Group wants $10M redress for Clearwater s erased Black cemeteries

A newly formed group has formally asked the city of Clearwater for a $10 million redress over two destroyed and erased segregation-era cemeteries.

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328 graves from Black cemetery are under company and Clearwater road

The segregation-era cemetery was supposed to be moved in 1955 as part of a deal to sell the land.

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This is not an isolated story : Forgotten Black cemeteries uncovered in Florida | 60 Minutes

In the 1950s, in Clearwater, Florida, Black cemeteries were supposed to be relocated for various development projects. But many graves were never relocated and the cemeteries were paved over.

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Clearwater firm demands faster action on moving graves from lost cemetery

The city is “moving too slowly” on the project, says FrankCrum’s co-president.

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A Pinellas school regains its name, and Black history, after 55 years

The name of Clearwater Intermediate has changed, honoring the legacy of Pinellas High

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