Louisiana cemetery removes its whites-only policy after refusing to bury black deputy
After refusing to bury a black sheriff’s deputy due to a clause in a 1950 sales contract, the Allen Parish cemetery held an emergency meeting to change the contract. When Karla Semien, widow of Darrell Semien, and her children went to Oaklin Springs cemetery in Allen Parish, Louisiana to pick out a plot, they were outraged when the saleswoman turned them away and informed them of the cemetery’s racial policy. Read More
