"Discovery of 121 Unmarked Graves in Former Black Cemetery at MacDill Air Force Base Prompts Expanded Search"

The U.S. Air Force has discovered 121 potential gravesites in a former Black cemetery at MacDill Air Force Base in Tampa, Florida. The base plans to expand its search for gravesites and is working with the community to determine the best way to document the site and pay respect to those buried there. The cemetery's headstones were removed during the base's construction in the late 1930s, but the bodies remained, and the area has not been developed due to aircraft safety regulations. Base officials are committed to making amends for the past and have hosted a memorial service and dedicated a memorial on site.