Headstones for Enslaved and Excluded: Recognizing Military Service
This act aims to provide headstones, markers, or medallions for the graves of individuals who were enslaved and accompanied soldiers or served in the military in place of others. It also covers individuals who performed military functions despite being prohibited from serving by federal, state, or tribal law due to race, gender, or ethnicity. This allows descendants to honor their contributions and the state to acknowledge their historical role.
Key points
Extends the right to government-furnished headstones to graves of enslaved individuals who accompanied soldiers or served in the military.
Allows for the commemoration of individuals who performed military functions despite being excluded from service due to race, gender, or ethnicity.
Requests for headstones can be made by direct descendants or individuals with their consent.
For enslaved individuals who served in the Confederacy, headstones will include language denoting forced support of their own enslavement.
The Department of Veterans Affairs will develop regulations and evidence requirements, consulting with historians and civil rights organizations.
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