NEW OLREANS (NEXSTAR) — Yes, Voodoo is still practiced in New Orleans and will be on display for tourists visiting for the Super Bowl. But it’s not what you might have pictured from the movies… ...

New Orleans celebrated the return and burial of the remains of 19 African American people whose skulls had been sent to Germany for racist research practices in the 19th century.

On Saturday, they were honored in a multi-faith memorial and laid to rest in a jazz funeral rooted in New Orleans tradition. "We can't be sure exactly where they came from. And so here, we have them.

On May 31, each of the 19 people – some of whom were born in New Orleans or had only been in the city for days or weeks – will be honored in a historic memorial and jazz funeral.