EVANSVILLE, Ind. (WFIE) -The Evansville community came together to honor 75 individuals whose graves were unexpectedly uncovered during the 2023 downtown sewer and utility project.
Organizers say this ceremony marks a vital step in acknowledging a part of Evansville’s rich, but sometimes hidden, history.
“There are people from Africa, there are Indigenous Americans in the cemetery and there are also European descendants,” said Evansville African American Museum curator, Tory Schendel-Vyvoda…