[honeygrl]

Less than 200 of them even had gravestones. It would be nice if the *cough* NAACP *cough* would chalk up some money for some headstones. But I wouldn't hold my breath.

[EllaMinnow]

I wonder if it would be at all possible to find out who some of those in unmarked graves are.

I've explored the old Athens cemetery that's right on the edge of the UGA campus - over near Baldwin Street - I don't know the name of it. There are some beautiful stones, but most are crumbling to pieces.

[mtbopfuyn]

It would be nice if the *cough* NAACP *cough* would chalk up some money for some headstones. But I wouldn't hold my breath.

To continue my rant from post #12. I'm big time into genealogy and have visited cemeteries from Virginia to Texas and though we might have had to crawl through brambles to get to cemeteries, they've been in good shape. I know folks who either have family or are just kind-hearted who have made simple cement markers/blocks for unmarked graves. They have drawn in the wet cement the known info just so it won't be forgotten. Sometimes they'll put maybe a rock or cement curb around known family lots or at least mark the corners. It's not costly or rocket science, it just requires a little respect. Those family members of the Athens' cemetery should be ashamed.