Hillsborough County leaders take next steps on Ridgewood Cemetery memorial
The Hillsborough County school district took the next step Tuesday toward memorializing the people buried at the forgotten Ridgewood Cemetery, which was discovered on the King High School campus.
124 graves from two Black cemeteries found in Clearwater
Archaeologists announced they have found 124 graves belonging to Black men and women, on two separate sites.
Centuries of systemic racism affects even the dead in Tampa Bay area
The national conversation around racial inequality and injustice reemphasizes the systemic racism throughout America’s past and historians say examples are seen in the lost African American graves being rediscovered in the Tampa Bay area.
Archaeologists find 44 possible unmarked graves from forgotten North Greenwood Cemetery
Clearwater leaders received its first confirmation of forgotten African American graves Friday, marking the first discovery of its kind the Pinellas County side of Tampa Bay.
Students, city team up to restore Sarasota's first African-American cemetery
JROTC students spent two years cleaning the area's first African-American cemetery while the City of Sarasota bought new tombstones and vault coverings.
Dogs trained to find bodies after thousands of years search for erased graves at MacDill Air Force Base
An extensive search for forgotten graves on MacDill Air Force Base began Tuesday, with a team of experts surveying the land believed to be the final resting place for African Americans in the early 20th Century.
Lawmakers propose funds for memorials at Bay Area's forgotten cemeteries
Florida lawmakers took a major first step Wednesday toward remembering those forgotten.
Engineers search for lost African American graves in Clearwater
Engineers spent most of Thursday searching for lost African American gravesites on property owned by Pinellas County Schools and the City of Clearwater.
USF researchers to begin searching for possible lost graves in Robles Park
Archeologists continued the search for forgotten graves in Tampa Monday, using ground-penetrating radar to search part of an old cemetery on Sligh Avenue.
Noted USF team to help Hillsborough County expand search for lost cemeteries
Hillsborough County commissioners voted unanimously Thursday to partner with the University of South Florida to fully investigate where and how many forgotten graveyards might be on county-owned property and how to handle the ones that are re-discovered.
Team maps Clearwater field in search of unmarked graves
Researchers began mapping a field next to the Frank Crum building in Clearwater as part of an ongoing search for unmarked graves at various sites across the Bay Area.
Tampa tackles injustices of the past, celebrates Dr. King’s message of moving forward
The streets of Tampa were filled with performers and paradegoers Monday in celebration of the life of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. The joyous day of remembrance was shadowed for some who find it hard to ignore the city's painful history.
Number of graves in forgotten Zion Cemetery increases to 300 after Florida Ave. discovery
Archaeologists confirmed Tuesday the discovery of at least 115 African American graves under property owned by the Tampa restauranteur who runs the Columbia restaurant.
After more graves found at Zion Cemetery, leaders contemplate long-term plans
An archaeological survey confirmed Thursday at least 55 more African American graves in the lost Zion Cemetery in Tampa.
Search for lost cemeteries moves across Tampa Bay
The search for lost African American graves and cemeteries moved across Tampa Bay into Pinellas County Thursday, as a group of community leaders, scientists, and historians discussed searching two sites in Clearwater.
Zion Cemetery preservation at center of Robles Park redevelopment
As Tampa City Council received an update Thursday on the search for unmarked graves that were once part of Zion Cemetery, the future of Robles Park Village, which sits on top of the forgotten African American burial ground, also became clearer.
Thousands of unmarked graves may be buried under homes and businesses
An independent Tampa historian believes there may be at least 10 forgotten cemeteries in the Tampa and Hillsborough County areas.
Search continues for more forgotten Zion Cemetery graves
Tampa city officials have again expanded their search Monday for lost Zion Cemetery graves -- this time onto private land along Florida Avenue.
There may be unmarked graves at MacDill Air Force Base, historians say
MacDill spokespeople say there's reason to believe that in a wooded area of the base's northwest corner, there could be an African-American cemetery.
145 graves discovered on grounds of King High School in Tampa
Radar found approximately 145 graves buried 3 to 5 feet deep. The Hillsborough County school district plans to tear down the school's agricultural workshop, which may have been built on top of more graves.