Article 4WMD9 'That's genocide': ancient tribal graves threatened by Trump border wall

'That's genocide': ancient tribal graves threatened by Trump border wall

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Nina Lakhani in Mission, Texas
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A historic graveyard in Texas lies within the barrier's 150ft 'enforcement zone' the government has said it plans to raze

The Eli Jackson cemetery is the final resting place for Native Americans, war veterans, freed slaves and Christian abolitionists who shaped the cultural, spiritual and racial history of the Rio Grande Valley.

The historic graveyard is next door to the Jackson Ranch chapel, the oldest Protestant church still standing in the valley.

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