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Eternal City: Los Angeles Cemeteries (Preview)
Visit Forest Lawn, Evergreen and Hollywood Forever to see how L.A. reinvented the cemetery. In this episode, Lost LA host Nathan Masters and UCLA’s Eric Avila visit the gravesites of the rich and famous and learn how racial segregation once divided the dead. Featured interviews include the Chinese Historical Society’s Eugene Moy and historian Karie Bible.
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