Judge allows pile driving to begin on proposed Wallace grain terminal

June 6, 2022
NOLA.com

...“The fact that we don’t have evidence is a result of the system of slavery, where burial grounds were unmarked,” said Pam Spees, an attorney with the Center for Constitutional Rights, which is representing the Descendants group. “And we don’t have access to the site. Greenfield has not allowed us access to the site.”

Spees added that the judge's decision Friday "highlights the painful, outrageous and absurd Catch-22 of history that the descendants find themselves in -- doing everything they can to find and protect the graves of their ancestors on these sites, while their ancestors are still in the possession and control of private landowners who can decide their fate." ...

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June 8, 2022