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Plan to sell golf course built on slaves' graves sparks outrage in Florida's capital city
City officials postponed the sale of a 178-acre golf course with unmarked enslaved burial sites amid ongoing community opposition and calls for a commemorative memorial, city records show.
- On Wednesday, the Tallahassee City Commission postponed consideration of selling the 178-acre Capital City Country Club golf course after residents opposed the plan and crowded City Hall.
- The club's lease, in place since 1956, meant the Capital City Country Club paid nominal $1 a year rent after reverting to private ownership, while more than four years after the Tallahassee City Commission approved memorial plans, no site has been built.
- Archaeologists with the National Park Service identified what they believe are 23 unmarked graves and 14 possible graves near the course's 7th hole; Leon County has few known slave burial sites despite many plantations.
- Residents and historians demanded that officials memorialize the graves and identify descendants, with Kathleen Powers Conti urging the city to address the lack of efforts to find those interred.
- Local scarcity of documented slave burial sites suggests Leon County has few known slave burial sites despite its plantation history.
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Plan to sell golf course built on slaves' graves sparks outrage in Florida's capital city
A proposal to sell a city-owned golf course built on top of the burial grounds for enslaved people is sparking public outcry in Tallahassee.
·United States
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After outcry, city commission delays decision to sell Capital City Country Club
Amid a passionate outcry from residents, Tallahassee city commissioners voted to postpone the possible sale of 180 acres of public land it has leased for decades to the Capital City Country Club for its golf course.
·Tallahassee, United States
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Amid pushback from local activists, City of Tallahassee delays sale of land home to graves of enslaved people
City commissioners voted unanimously in a Wednesday meeting to delay the sale of land to the Capital City Country Club and to look at other options to finance or manage the club.
·Tallahassee, United States
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Leaning Left13Leaning Right2Center9Last UpdatedBias Distribution54% Left
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