Opponents of the Capital City Country Club golf course sale say the decision over the historically significant land was made without enough community input or adequate protections. The city plans to create a memorial around the graves, and commissioners argue the sale will help the country club.
- In 2019, the National Park Service identified unmarked graves of enslaved people on the Capital City Country Club property.
- City commissioners voted 3–2 in December to sell the golf course for $1.2 million, citing financial recovery and a potential partnership with FAMU’s golf team.
- Watch the video to see why activists and historians are calling for a town hall, protests, and a reversal of the sale.Demonstration planned after sale of Capital City golf course
BROADCAST TRANSCRIPT:
What began as a city land deal has become the flashpoint for community activism.
The City Commission voted to sell public land to the Capital City Country Club, land that includes the unmarked graves of enslaved people…