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Black deaths matter: The centuries-old struggle to memorialize slaves and victims of racism

  • Written by Vicki Daniel, Teaching Fellow and Instructor of History, Case Western Reserve University
imageThe Say Their Names Cemetery commemorating the lives of black victims of police violence.Brandon Bell/Getty Images

In an open lot just a block or so from where George Floyd was killed while being detained by officers, 100 plastic headstones were carefully placed.

Created by artists Anna Barber and Connor Wright, the “Say Their Names Cemetery&rd...

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