You act like this just popped up overnight

Leave the grave where it is. The man has been at rest for over 100 years. Shalom

This is VERY common. They have disrespected a plethora of black cemeteries by building on top of the graves. No respect at all.

"His name is Thomas Wilson.." His name is Thomas WILLIAMS.

You mean your community just stumbled upon this ? It has been there since 1908 😂

She said they removed the bodies from the cemetery I think that’s a lie

Williams not Wilson

How horrible is that to build a playground and a park over a cemetery so disrespectful

I don't believe that ANY cemetery should be built on or the bodies be removed or disturbed for any reason. If this was your mom would you want this for her! So disrespectful

You mean there's a sidewalk over a gravesite.

They did not move the bodies, that cost money. They just paved over them.

Paving over cemetaries, plowing over cemetaries is inexcusable. Also digging up people to " study" them is why I want to be cremated. I read where they are even digging up ones from the 1800's. My great great grandparents in Missouri were plowed over by a farmer and he knew it was an old family graveyard.

Why the heck should he be moved?? Leave this man to rest in peace. This has got to be one of the dumbest news stories.

That Name Says Thompson William Not Wilson 🤦🏾‍♀️

I don’t understand what the big deal is. It’s not like he’s gonna wake up and reach out and start grabbing people. He’s dead just leave the man alone.

There knew it was cemetery and he should stay in grave and park should be closed.

My 50+ years of researching graves & cemeteries has found that 99% of African American cemeteries have very few markers for their graves, and even most of them are concrete, IF further research was done on those remaining markers I'd bet they were the most affluent of the time, GLAD THEIR descendants cared enough about them to mark their graves !

I hate the media. Stop saying children are playing nearby as if they are afraid of a headstone. My goodness, if you're so concerned, move the damn playground and let that man rest.

Thompson Williams is the name. Pay no attention to the reporter who cannot read.

"williams" woman! get a real job & try reading & factual reporting.

This is really not uncommon actually. A lot of abandoned cemeteries will be bought by private owners and without even removing the bodies because more than likely, there’s no remaining relatives to reach out to claim the remains so they’ll just pave over the bodies. I saw a story years ago about apartment complex in Florida that they built right over cemetery in the plot and bodies were still under the buildings that they built.

Am I the only one who read the entire tombstone? This story is not half as interesting as what's ON the tombstone. I need the background story. Does anyone know anything?

This grave site aint bothering nonody . Leave him alone

Jenese.. You know better. You and channel 4 skipped the REASON why the person died. The guy died in 1908 from racism. So yea, The Grave Marker SHOULD STAY.. even tho It kinda is in the same Issue as the Conferate Statues that got Removed.

Let the man rest

This is more common than we think and it’s wrong to disrespect cemeteries like this. When on a tour of Bonaventure in Savannah, our Tour Guide pointed out that the road and sidewalks running alongside, “outside” of the cemetery boundaries, are full of unmarked graves.

Leave the dude where he's resting.

I canmot believe that had the audacity to build over a cemetery. I wouldn't want to play there! How cruel!!!

That park is Hollow Ground and should of been left alone. It should of never been turn into the park . Doubt they moved the bodies .

She didn't even say his name correctly. Thompson WILLIAMS not Wilson.

Wilson 😂 ... WILLIAMS

He doesn’t have any family to ask ⁉️

Don't worry about it and move on. There's a reason why he's there so leave him there. Go and do an actual story that matters like searching for real criminals and not this nonsense.

Seeing that section of graves in such a state of disrepair and neglect and that grave in the middle of the sidewalk right next to the road like that is disheartening to say the least.. I wouldn't say move them... I'd say move the road and sidewalk from close to the grave, remove the brick and concrete that seemed to be put in place after the grave was and restore it to what it originally looked like. Give the man some respectful distance and space. That and researching and trying to restore what headstones can be replaced or repaired in the plot by the playground so people know who is buried there... Try to restore it to how that used to be and keep it up... It'd take a lot of time and money but to not do it, and you lose that history over time.. It'd be the most respectful course of action.

Thats an insult

Is this where they got the idea for Poltergeist!? Lol 😂 😮

That reporter can't read very well, can she? It says Williams, not Wilson.

Ok but do y’all see what’s written on it

Shalom beautiful people and many blessings to you all and to your beautiful families. I thought cemeteries were in a position to be identified as landmarks. Because cemeteries are tied to a person's history, heritage, antecedents and life story. To build a park right over a cemetery is to agree with the erasing of a people's history. And we have seen way too many people be disturbingly comfortable with showing disregard and disrespect to the histories that help us understand the truth about our origin as a people. If certain individuals would just stop trying to erase the history of our people, then we wouldn't have to see graves sitting in the middle of a sidewalk. And to be even more honest, I am glad that this grave is in the middle of the sidealk. Because at least people can actually read the headstone and see why this young man lost his life. His life was cut short because of hate and racism. It would have been nice if the beautiful woman of substance @news reporter would have shared that vital part about this young man's grave. Because of hate, this man was unable to enjoy the beauty of life. He lived in an era, in a generation where he was told he was unfit for that kind of experience. GOD Bless you all and Shalom unto you and to your beautiful families.

At the intersection of Frankford and Cheltenham Avenues in Philadelphia, there are four (4) different cemeteries at each corner. Growing up, we would cut through the cemetery up the street from my house to get to Wissinoming Park, which had a different cemetery that ran along the side of the park. I understand the history, but I bet more people have seen that man's grave more times now than before. It keeps him alive in people who never met him like me. Take care 🙂

That’s just so cool! Mr Williams should stay 😊

2:50 United States Colored Troops veteran, his military info is on Findagrave site about this cemetery, Pvt. Masters, Co. A, 21st Regiment USCT, enlisted in the Union army June 13, 1863 at Fernandina Beach, Fl. His memorial is located within the Fagin plot. NOBODY in the neighborhood has marked his grave with a period American flag??

Isn’t it a bit disrespectful to move bodies around in a cemetery to accommodate a playground and community center?

We must not destroy the world, but preserve it - every single creature, every insect, every plant is part of God's world. Woe to those that disturb His world.

What's wrong with children playing by a graveyard? The kids don't know that people die.

They should just leave him he isn't hurting anything. He's not even blocking the sidewalk for wheelchairs because they built an area to go around it. Someone should clean up that other area some though. Then like the gentleman said there should be a memorial sign placed telling about how it ysed to be a cemetery & all about it. As for the park they might as well leave it. Kids won't care if theres graves nearby.

Williams, not Wilson. Leave it there. He wasn’t buried there after the sidewalk was put in.

While the dead are often forgotten by man, they are not forgotten by God. When Jesus returns all will rise from their graves no matter where they are. While we worry about disturbing current graves and cemeteries, we forget that we often disturb ancient graves, both intentionally and unintentionally.

Proof it doesn't matter who you were

NO 🗣🔉🔊 Let's Be Clear They build the sidewalk around his GRAVE. Leave it there! The family paid for that final resting place and that's how it should STAY!

Why move him now ?? If anything it’s a city attraction !!! Leave him alone plz.

Many of the commenters have said the name is Williams not Wilson how about you correct yourself and have some more respect for the man I want you to show me where they were moved to

There is a park in my town that was recently discovered to have bodies buried in unmarked graves. Back in the late 1800s there was an infirmary on the location.

Well.... it used to be a cemetery.....😕...My question is...... it's been over a century and you're just reporting on this now?!?!?!.... It's not like it's bothered anyone for OVER A CENTURY!! ???🙄

Mayor on summer vacation is wild rogue don’t we pay their salary’s????

So glad this story is being told!!!!

Just leave it be please. Definitely mark and keep a record of it. It's uncomfortable to think about and probably could have been done better but, we on this earth have finite space. As long as we continue to bury our dead this will happen over and over again. Otherwise we would all be living in cemeteries. Just think of how many humans have walked this earth before us.

It should stay there. Stop trying to change things to make yourselves feel better. Read what the Tombstone says. It shows there were good people back then. A good man is buried there. Just let him be. I'm sure the reason they left it there is because of what he did. Left it there so others can walk by and read a little about this man.

Question is did they get them all minus the ones that you can see

You dont need a map to know that

1:54 GREAT Find Sir !!!

Wow

That’s messed up.

It's Thompson Williams what is this woman blind or something

Durkeevill sounds like a lil durk nickname

I think that's cool. Life, all together.

LOL Why move the man now???? His grave marker there actually marks the whole cemetery, as far as we know HIS grave may very well be the furthermost grave on that side OF the cemetery, thus the road builders used HIS grave & marker as a STOPPING point for the road.

What's the issue

Okay honestly they need to leave it where its at do not move the grave or the body That's somebody's final resting place and in my opinion that would be really disrespectful to disturb Somebody's final resting place especially for someone like him who made the ultimate sacrifice to protect another life. And honestly one more thing I'm gonna say on this is that for those people that walk through there all the time especially those that don't have much respect for the environment and you just throw your trash down wherever you feel like throwing it Stop and think Especially when you're walking through somewhere that is somebody else's final resting place how would you like it if somebody disrespected your final resting place like that by just throwing their trash and stuff like that on the ground On your grave like you didn't matter. Show some respect not just for the living but also for the dead.

It's an acknowledgment of the past let it be

I was wondering it haunted.

Black Hope

Slow news day…..

Hahahaha she got the name wrong

🤔 and leave it alone ✅

Only in Florida

Crazy

I knew it.

🙏🏽🙏🏽🙏🏽

sounds like seven hills ohio

Jenese is illiterate. 📚 🧠 💥

Williams , not Wilson . It's on the tombstone right in front of your face . How did you get that job when you can't even read ?