Human resources company shocked to learn about 300 graves beneath its property
The chilling discovery found beneath a company’s property
- Human resources company FrankCrum is suing Clearwater’s Community Redevelopment Agency after archaeologists discovered over 300 graves beneath its Florida property.
- The graves are believed to be from the St. Matthews Baptist Church Cemetery, located in a 20th-century Black neighborhood.
- FrankCrum alleges it was unaware of the burials when it purchased the property in 2004, despite a 2003 agreement stating no human remains were present.
- The company is seeking to have the redevelopment agency cover the potentially millions of dollars in costs for the removal of the graves.
- An appeals court recently denied the agency's motion for a summary judgment, allowing the case to proceed to trial, while descendants wish for the bodies to be relocated to another local Black cemetery.
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