DeKalb finds evidence of paved over graves near Black church cemetery
By Tyler Estep, The Atlanta Journal-Constitution
St. Paul Baptist Church reestablished itself about a mile-and-a-half further south on Nelms Drive. But their cemetery was left behind.
For half a century, Fred Kinnemore has told anyone who will listen that DeKalb County paved over part of his church’s cemetery while no one was looking. An untold number of loved ones and ancestors, he kept saying, were resting under Wilson Road.
New findings suggest he’s right — and have county officials both apologizing and preparing for the next step.
Late last week, archaeologists from New South Associates dug four large trenches in the right-of-way along Wilson Road, a residential street near Tucker. They were investigating a handful of the 26 below-surface “anomalies” they’d previously detected via ground-penetrating radar.
Tyler Estep
AJC
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