(AURN News) — A proposal to sell a Tallahassee golf course built over the graves of enslaved people has ignited public outrage.
The Capital City Country Club, once part of a plantation, sits on city-owned land where archaeologists confirmed 23 graves and identified 14 possible burial sites near the seventh hole.
Since 1956, the club has leased the 178-acre property from the city for $1 a year — a deal made after desegregation.
Although city officials promised a memorial in 2021, none has been built. The city is now considering selling the land to the club for $1.25 million.
According to The New York Times, residents packed City Hall, demanding that the sale be stopped.
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