Enslaved
SLAVE CEMETERY
W T Alexander Plantation, N Carolina.
Slaves were considered to be property rather than human and slave owners were reluctant to give up valuable land for burials. Unlike this cemetery, most slave graves were unmarked.
SLAVE CEMETERY
W T Alexander Plantation, N Carolina.
Slaves were considered to be property rather than human and slave owners were reluctant to give up valuable land for burials. Unlike this cemetery, most slave graves were unmarked.