W. African roots seen at Basket Creek Cemetery

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Photos: Mounds of red clay mark burial sites at Basket Creek Cemetery in Douglas County in Georgia. The swept yard and grave mounds are a West Aftrican tradition.

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Mounds of red clay mark the burial spots at Basket Creek Baptist Church in Douglas County. The church's 123-year-old graveyard is like no other known cemetery in Georgia.

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