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the n word. that word is going to come off them. three dozen grave markers at the mormon island cemetery silently say those that lie here are not only unknown but denigrated. it is embarrassing at this day and time. it is insulting. a lot of people have been killed hindusing that word. reporter: how did this happen? in 1954 the army corps of engineers moved 36 bodies from an historic gold rush town called negro hill founded by an african-american. the bodies buried in negative row hill cemetery had to be moved to higher, dryer land. but here is the twist. the corps moved the bodies and authorized the change from negro hill cemetery to the n word cemetery. are you frustrated? pretty frustrated. reporter: at 15 years old joshua michael launched a project to erase this vial past. he even raised $25,000 from at&t. we are going to use 36 headstones, new headstones that we have come up with the designs for. reporter: but at&t withdrew the money after the county dr