Louisiana cemetery told family of Black deputy he couldn't be buried due to 'whites only' policy

Oaklin Springs cemetery’s board has since voted to remove the whites-only provision from its sales contracts

The family of a Black sheriff’s deputy in Louisiana said a local cemetery declined to bury his body after he died last week due to a “whites only” policy.

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source https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2021/jan/28/lousiana-oaklin-springs-cemetery-whites-only-policy