As we all know, death is one of the unavoidable things in life as one day will we all take our final breathe. The interesting thing about life is that we all live completely different than the next person, yet we all end up in the same place, a morgue. The burial process is one of the most emotional experiences for someone and as simple as it may be now, that wasn’t always the case.
America wasn’t always the melting pot of a country that it is today, in fact, many people were subject to unfair treatment for a number of reasons. One of the most marginalized groups in America has always been the black community. They were brough over by force, used and treated as slaves, and still had to deal with institutionalized racism after the abolishment of slavery.
This would mean purchasing important items, owning bank accounts, finding a job, and many more basic necessities of life were harder to come by. Unfortunately, this unfair treatment would extend beyond out natural lives on Earth. In fact, America made sure that segregation and racism were practiced during burial rituals as well.
Did You Know About This Historic Abandoned Black Cemetery In Michigan?
Up until the mid 1960s, Black Americans were seen as less than and, in some cases, that’s still some people’s thought process today. White people disliked black people so much during these times that they wouldn’t even allow them to be buried in the same cemeteries. That’s why there are tons of cemeteries around the country that were “black only” or “white only” at some point…