A century after serving in the 39th United States Colored Infantry Regiment, two soldiers are to receive veteran headstones.

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Over 200 African Americans have been laid to rest in Taylor-Swinson Historic Memorial Cemetery without a tombstone or marker.

Between two Great Migrations and multiple episodes of “white flight” Black people began to carve out their place in America. Over generations, some even helped develop their own Black affluent ...