#Louisiana Cemetery Refuses To Bury Black Deputy Because Of 'WHITES-ONLT’ POLICY
The widow of #DarrellSemien, who died last Sunday, was stunned to learn that #OaklinSpringsCemetery in Allen Parish had such a policy that dated back to a 1950s
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The widow of #DarrellSemien, who died last Sunday, was stunned to learn that #OaklinSpringsCemetery in Allen Parish had such a policy that dated back to a 1950s
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“Wow what a slap in the face,” Karla Semien wrote
Nearly a quarter of the residents in Allen Parish are Black
When she and her children went to the cemetery to pick out a plot, the saleswoman “just looked us cold in the face, and straight-up said, ‘I can’t sell you a plot,’”
Nearly a quarter of the residents in Allen Parish are Black
When she and her children went to the cemetery to pick out a plot, the saleswoman “just looked us cold in the face, and straight-up said, ‘I can’t sell you a plot,’”
The saleswoman also reportedly said that the graveyard was not for people of color
“It’s a white human being-only cemetery”
H. Creig Vizena, the board president said that he was stunned to learn Semien was denied burial.
He fired his 81-year-old aunt, the salesperson...
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“It’s a white human being-only cemetery”
H. Creig Vizena, the board president said that he was stunned to learn Semien was denied burial.
He fired his 81-year-old aunt, the salesperson...
#MOG
The cemetery board held an emergency session Thursday evening and voted to jettison the whites-only restriction
They offered one of his own plots, but the family rejected his offer
“He was a police officer in this same community for 15 years. He protected the same people... “
They offered one of his own plots, but the family rejected his offer
“He was a police officer in this same community for 15 years. He protected the same people... “
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