Long after the end of slavery, African Americans lived under the scourge of segregation, fighting for equal treatment under the law and facing racism and oppression in everyday institutions.

But these struggles didn't just make it harder to for them to live. They also plagued the dead.  Across the United States, millions of African Americans were buried in graves that were either neglected, forgotten, or both.

Land belonging to historic Black cemeteries was often sold to developers, who paved over the plots: building housing, shopping centers, parking lots, and even football stadiums. Other burial sites were never even marked. 

Now, efforts are in progress to right some of those wrongs, but these projects are not without challenges. We explore how these plots of the past were forgotten, what's being done to honor them now, and how we can prevent this injustice from happening again.

Guests:

• Corey Givens, Jr., District 7, St. Petersburg City Council
• Aileen Henderson, Founder, The Cemetery Society (Tampa)