segregated cemeteries

Alabama Road Trip #2 — Day One

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Roadtrippers map showing the driving route from Orlando, Florida to Dothan, Alabama with planned historic and cultural stops along the way.

Gravestones, Ghost Towns, and the Long Way Toward What Matters Some road trips begin with wanderlust.This one began with unfinished business. On Alabama Road Trip #1, Dusty and I did what we thought was right at Bethlehem Cemetery—but “right” didn’t quite stick. Time, weather, and the quiet cruelty of neglect had already erased almost everything … Read more

Florida’s Segregated Ghost Cemeteries: A Haunting History

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Spring Hill Cemetery under an Oak Hammock

A single road north of Brooksville divides more than land — it divides memory.On one side, beneath the tangled arms of live oaks, lie the weathered graves of Confederate settlers. On the other, the red clay of Spring Hill cradles African American veterans, freedmen, and children so young their names fit on a single line … Read more