Old Plateau Cemetery, United States

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Day 2
Sunday, June 5, 2022 at 11:26 AM
⛅ 84 °F
Altitude: 49 ft
United States Bienville Square 30.690967, -88.04063630°41’27” N 88°2’26” W
Old Plateau Cemetery
June 5, 2022 in the United States ⋅ ⛅ 84 °F
We also went to Africatown today and stopped at the cemetery.
https://www.dffaaht.org/interest_points.php

One headstone indicated that she was the granddaughter of Cudjoe Lewis.https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cudjoe_Lewis

I wonder if Erma Smith and Hillie Smith were also slaves and original residents of Africatown. It was very different from any other cemetery that I have wandered through. It was a humbling experience.

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