Article 3QZEH 'Nobody knows it's here': the quest to memorialize America's black history

'Nobody knows it's here': the quest to memorialize America's black history

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Lyndsey Gilpin in Nicholasville, Kentucky
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The Trump administration is quietly seeking to create more African American monuments. For some, it's been a long wait

Nearly two decades ago, Jim Hunn was wandering around a cemetery in Lincoln county, Kentucky, when a small headstone caught his eye. He stared at the name etched on it: Jordan Wallace. Hunn can't explain exactly why, but he felt an instant attachment.

"I got a feeling when I saw it," he said.

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