Georgia town to honor graves of more than 1,100 blacks

In this Friday, Oct. 20, 2017 photo, a monument to honor African-Americans who were buried in unmarked graves in the previously segregated Alta Vista Cemetery is unwrapped for a photo by Todd Beebe, deputy director of public service, left, and Tommy Casper, cemetery superintendent, in Gainesville, Ga. The previously unmarked graves of more than 1,100 black souls buried in the cemetery will be honored with a memorial to be dedicated Sunday. Recently, the city discovered the extent of the unmarked graves using ground-penetrating radar. (AP Photo/David Goldman)

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