NAACP Wants Investigation After Clayton Commission Votes To Move More Than 300 Graves

JONESBORO, Ga. (AP) - The Georgia NAACP has called for an investigation after the Clayton County Commission voted to move 311 graves from a black cemetery to make room to expand a landfill.

The president of the Georgia NAACP, Edward DuBose, accuses the five commissioners of conflict of interest, saying all have accepted campaign contributions from recycling company Stephens MDS.

Company officials say the cemetery is inaccessible and has not been visited for years.

The cemetery, which dates back to the 1800s, lies in the shadows of the Hartsfield-Jackson International Airport’s fifth runway and is overgrown and inaccessible. It sits in between a construction debris landfill and a quarry.

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