Judge blocks sale of apartment complex built on top of historical Black cemetery | Maryland
Written by Black Hot Fire Network on October 27, 2021
A judge has blocked the sale of a suburban apartment complex in Maryland that was previously used as a cemetery for freed Black slaves, arguing that “many bodies likely still remain on the property”.
The potential $50m sale of Westwood Tower in Bethesda, Maryland, 30 minutes outside of Washington DC, to the investment firm Charger Ventures was halted after local activists opposed the deal,