Finding the Lost Graves of Enslaved People in Louisiana’s ‘Cancer Alley’ | NYT

Thousands of enslaved people are buried in Louisiana’s industrial corridor, but their locations have remained a mystery — until now. Using historical maps and aerial photos, we can locate these possible graves.

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[missgrreen]

What an incredible endeavor. This is important work. The lives of these men and women who are buried in these unmarked graves cannot be forgotten. For too long, too many people have made incredible efforts to erase these people from our history and we owe it to ourselves and our future to make sure that never happens. This is so interesting. I wonder if there is a way to help these projects?

[danielduvernay]

These people are the real preservers of southern history

[raechevlin]

Public television needs to broadcast this.

[stevensamuel]

Applying similar techniques to find buried indigenous children in Canada's residential schools.

[CorneliaAmiri]

Well done, and great information. I applaud the people doing this difficult work to find these graves and get these oil companies to Respect the gravesites of enslaved people. Their graves are as sacred as anyone else’s. There should be federal legislation to protect these graveyards just as Native American burial sites are protected. history needs to be told. I imagine That little white button was a precious item to its owner as it was so difficult for enslaved people to have any property at all, anything that they could call their own. Thank you for posting this.

[dronzerdanks]

Atleast preserve their graves and respect the dead. Who would've thought an old tree amidst an open field would hide such a secret. Also great documentary from NY Times aswell!

[Gterr]

Thank you NY Times for posting this on YouTube.

[beckyp]

At least Shell eventually did something and allows people on the sites. It would be kind of nice if someone would comment on what we can do exactly to help if we don't live in the state. :(

[dragn]

Oh my gosh I love forensic architecture. Their video on the Beirut explosion is incredible

[juliamellett]

This is amazing storytelling! So glad this came across my Recommended feed!

[renegade]

You are not forgotten, you will always remain in our history!

[miriamstrauss]

*I've seen mass graves from the holocaust in Europe and this gives me similar eerie vibes. Nameless, faceless graves. So sad when people are forgotten and treated as if they were meaningless in history 😢*

[reneesalick]

Incredible story brought to light. It is touching to view a single button, a colony of trees by a river, and remnants of crosses that have been crushed into the earth, marking the burials of ancestors whose families live within miles of their literal ground breaking relatives. A respectful and noteworthy story telling.

[willpgarrett]

My ppl, Native ppl, have lost countless burial sites, burial grounds, sacred sites, for decades upon decades....till this very day 2021.

[TheSimMan]

Extraordinary work by these researchers and activists.

[debbyayinda]

Yeah no, this is more important than freaking companies. I don't understand how they need to fight for this. Stupid inhumane laws.

[Stale_Buns]

Very well made video, thanks for spreading awareness

[desmond-hawkins]

GPS coordinates of the grave mentioned around 3:15: 30.124806, -90.927718 (paste it into Google Maps to see where it is, it's between Baton Rouge and New Orleans).

[heididragneff]

This is incredible work! 🙌🏽 We should lobby these companies to get a response from them.

[Kay-fvcw]

Wow...thank you for posting this video 😞