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Whites-only Louisiana cemetery refuses to bury Black sheriff s deputy

Grave mistake: Black man denied entry into whites-only cemetery

Widow Says She Was Prevented From Burying Husband at Whites Only Cemetery

Widow Says She Was Prevented From Burying Husband at Whites Only Cemetery Newsweek 1/29/2021 Tom Batchelor © Matthew Lloyd/Getty Images File photo of graves and tombstones. Board members at the cemetery said they would make a decision on Thursday to resolve the issue. A grieving Louisiana woman has said she was told she could not bury her husband at a cemetery near his home because it was for whites only. Karla Semien, whose husband Darrell Semien died on Sunday after being diagnosed with cancer last month, said that when she tried to organise a burial at the Oaklin Springs cemetery in the city of Oberlin she was told it would not be possible.

Louisiana cemetery removes white human beings policy after black deputy denied burial

Louisiana cemetery removes white human beings policy after black deputy denied burial Mike Brest © Provided by Washington Examiner A Louisiana cemetery changed certain provisions after rules prevented it from allowing a black family to purchase a burial plot for a relative in law enforcement. Allen Parish Sheriff s Deputy Darrell Semien died on Sunday, and his widow was told days later that he couldn’t be buried at the Oaklin Springs Cemetery because of specific language in the sales contract, she said. The contract stipulation said, “The right of burial of the remains of white human beings.” The board, in response, had an emergency meeting on Thursday in which members voted to remove the word white.

Louisiana widow denied burial plot for sheriff s deputy husband in white s only cemetery

Deputy Darrell Semien (Allen Parish Sheriff s Facebook) (Allen Parish Sheriff s Facebook) She had this paperwork in her hand that she said was drawn up 70-plus years ago, Shayla told news station KATC. If we really wanted to have him buried here, we would have to get board approval because he was a colored man. His family said they were shocked not only that the discriminatory rule was part of the cemetery’s contract, but also by how the woman handled the situation. [She said] just blatantly, with no remorse, ‘I can’t sell you a plot for your husband,’ another one of Darrell’s daughters, Kimberly Curly, told the news station.

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