Convict laborers Articles – Texas Monthly

This photo taken July 16, 2018, shows a drawing of one of the burials discovered at the site of the James Reese Career and Technical Center in Sugar Land, Texas.

Texas History |

October 30, 2018

Sugar Land May Relocate Skeletal Remains of African American Inmates Against Advice of Task Force

After discovering the convict cemetery in March, the city appointed a panel of stakeholders. Now it’s ignoring their recommendation.

By Michael Hardy

Students hand excavate at a historic burial site, July 16, 2018, at the site of the James Reese Career and Technical Center in Sugar Land where a historic cemetery was discovered earlier this year.

Texas History |

July 20, 2018

For Local Activist, Discovery of Sugar Land Cemetery for Convict Laborers Was No Surprise

The Richmond resident warned Fort Bend ISD of the presence of graves, but no one listened—until they started finding human remains.

By Michael Hardy