African-American cemetery tour series visits 2 more sites Saturday - Statesboro Herald

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African-American cemetery tour series visits 2 more sites Saturday

Lee Cemetery, St. Mary’s Missionary Baptist Church Cemetery next up

The grave of July Butts, 1825-1905, a former slave who sought to emigrate to Africa, is in the Lee Cemetery, part of Saturday's tour.

gravestone — The grave of July Butts, 1825-1905, a former slave who sought to emigrate to Africa, is in the Lee Cemetery, part of Saturday's tour.

The Willow Hill Heritage and Renaissance Center will continue its series of monthly tours of African-American cemeteries Saturday, this time with visits to two cemeteries in one morning.

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