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DNA reveals long history of African-Americans found in downtown Charleston...Based on early findings, most came from West or Central Africa. But some came from the Caribbean, and even South Carolina.

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DNA reveals long history of African-Americans found in downtown Charleston
CHARLESTON, S. C. (WCIV) - Streets outside of the Gilliard Center were closed Saturday as Mayor John Tecklenburg, Representative Wendell Gilliard, Gullah Society representatives, and community leaders gathered for a Reinterment Ceremony for the remains of 36 African individuals that were found durin...

In a neglected cemetery lie black jockeys who helped create the Kentucky Derby.

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In a neglected cemetery lie black jockeys who helped create the Kentucky Derby
Tucked off a quiet two-lane road in Lexington, you’ll find African Cemetery No. 2, the burial site of many of Kentucky’s first — yet least remembered — jockeys and horse trainers.
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