SUGAR LAND, Texas -- Originally planned for the spring semester, Fort Bend ISD had to put a public memorial ceremony for the Sugar Land 95 on hold due to the coronavirus pandemic. "In the meantime, we ...

SUGAR LAND, Texas — A painful period in Texas history was the focus of a Juneteenth ceremony in Sugar Land. It was held to honor the 95 people found buried at the site in 2018. The Sugar Land 95 are ...

Fort Bend County leaders plan to celebrate a new historical marker for the “Sugar Land 95“ on Juneteenth, which is Thursday. The Texas Historical Commission awarded the marker to memorialize the 95 ...

The gravesite is the central point of the site, and the school district says it plans to work with descendants to design markers once individuals buried there are identified. Fort Bend ISD has ...

HOUSTON — Fort Bend Independent School District has new plans for the Sugar Land 95 Memorial to remember the lives of the 95 buried prisoners that were found during a 2019 construction project. The ...

SUGAR LAND, Texas — The lives of 95 convict laborers forced to work on Fort Bend County plantations after the Civil War will be forever memorialized historical marker telling their story. Their ...

Fort Bend Independent School District has unveiled the next phase of the Sugar Land 95 Memorial, which includes an outdoor learning area and a memorial cemetery and is expected to be ready by 2025.

When 95 bodies were discovered in a previously unknown cemetery in a Houston suburb, it made international news and spurred local debate. But more than five years later, there are still plenty of ...

After my grandparents died, my mom, aunts and uncles picked out their caskets, planned their memorial services, and laid flowers on their graves. It’s hard to imagine a world where my family wouldn’t ...

What was a site of new beginnings for Fort Bend Independent School District came to reflect a much deeper history after remains of convict laborers dating back to the 1800’s were uncovered. Now, Fort ...

The Honeyland Festival, a sprawling two day affair held from Nov 11-12 in Sugar Land, TX opened up on Nov 9 with an acknowledgement of the Sugar Land 95. The Honeyland Festival, a sprawling two-day ...

SUGAR LAND, Texas -- Fort Bend ISD revealed plans for the Sugar Land 95 Memorial at a board meeting Sept. 11, and the plan represents the fruition of the strategic vision and design plan for the ...