Years after Florida military officials say they were first notified about potential graves of a former Black cemetery on the grounds of what is currently MacDill Air Force Base in Tampa, 121 possible ...
TAMPA, Fla. — The U.S. Air Force plans to expand its search for gravesites in a former Black cemetery at a base in Florida after discovering 121 potential sites already, a base official said. Lt.
FLORIDA — Officials at MacDill Air Force Base confirmed the location of the lost Port Tampa Cemetery, a burial site where many Black families were buried during segregation, after an archeological ...
MacDill Air Force Base has identified potential gravesites dating from the 1840s through the 1920s that are part of the Port Tampa Cemetery, officials said. By Yan Zhuang Officials at the MacDill Air ...