Society & Culture
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In Midnight Signals this week, dive beneath the waves into Lake Lanier's dark history. Discover the story of Oscarville, a thriving Black community violently destroyed in 1912, its remnants submerged decades later when the lake was filled – a "second burial" beneath 160 feet of water. Learn about the forced displacement of hundreds of families, the demolition of homes, and the controversial relocation of cemeteries, leaving behind a treacherous underwater landscape of hidden structures, debris, and potentially unmarked graves.
© Russ Chamberlin