Cemetery /tags/cemetery Cemetery en-US Copyright Fri, 20 Jan 2023 11:00:00 GMT One stone at a time: Descendants of NC slaves uncover Black and Native American history /race-demographics/2023-01-20/stone-time-descendants-nc-slaves-uncover-black-native-american-history The centuries-long persecution of Native American and enslaved Black people in this country suppressed access to collective heritage. In Hillsborough, N.C., descendants of Native and Black North Carolinians are hoping newly discovered cemeteries will help spotlight their ancestors' legacies. Fri, 20 Jan 2023 11:00:00 GMT /race-demographics/2023-01-20/stone-time-descendants-nc-slaves-uncover-black-native-american-history Will Michaels The VA Is Lifting Restrictions At Cemeteries, But Memorial Day May Not Be Back To Normal /2021-05-25/the-va-is-lifting-restrictions-at-cemeteries-but-memorial-day-may-not-be-back-to-normal Days before Memorial Day, the Department of Veterans Affairs is easing restrictions at the cemeteries it manages. Tue, 25 May 2021 11:28:21 GMT /2021-05-25/the-va-is-lifting-restrictions-at-cemeteries-but-memorial-day-may-not-be-back-to-normal Chris Haxel She Promised To Honor Her Ancestors. First She Had To Find Them. /show/the-state-of-things/2019-04-15/she-promised-to-honor-her-ancestors-first-she-had-to-find-them When Nadia Orton’s kidneys were failing, she sent letters to friends and relatives in the hopes that someone could be a donor or help defray the cost.… Mon, 15 Apr 2019 16:35:28 GMT /show/the-state-of-things/2019-04-15/she-promised-to-honor-her-ancestors-first-she-had-to-find-them Jennifer Brookland , Frank Stasio She Promised To Honor Her Ancestors. First She Had To Find Them. /race-demographics/2019-04-15/she-promised-to-honor-her-ancestors-first-she-had-to-find-them When Nadia Orton’s kidneys were failing, she sent letters to friends and relatives in the hopes that someone could be a donor or help defray the cost.… Mon, 15 Apr 2019 16:35:28 GMT /race-demographics/2019-04-15/she-promised-to-honor-her-ancestors-first-she-had-to-find-them Jennifer Brookland , Frank Stasio Monument Remembering African Americans Unveiled At Old Chapel Hill Cemetery /race-demographics/2016-09-20/monument-remembering-african-americans-unveiled-at-old-chapel-hill-cemetery Students, staff and visitors to the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill may be familiar with the Old Chapel Hill Cemetery sitting at the top of… Tue, 20 Sep 2016 15:31:34 GMT /race-demographics/2016-09-20/monument-remembering-african-americans-unveiled-at-old-chapel-hill-cemetery Leoneda Inge