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Key West Cemetery Stigma Unresolved

Updated 2026-09-01 14:40 UTC 1 source Negative

For over 15 years, officials in Key West have known of the existence of unmarked graves at Higgs Beach. Despite this knowledge, efforts to honor and address the site’s historical significance have not been successful.

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Rolling Stone

‘Since It Is a Black Cemetery and Has the Stigma of Slavery, No One Wants to Touch It’

For more than 15 years, officials in Key West have known of the existence of some 100 unmarked graves at Higgs Beach. Yet efforts to honor the site have stalled

2026-09-01 14:30 UTC