Rep. Green Issues Statement on Fort Bend Independent School District Sugar Land 95 Reburial
November 15, 2019
November 15, 2019
WASHINGTON, Nov. 15 -- Rep. Al Green, D-Texas, issued the following statement condemning the Fort Bend Independent School District memorial event for the Sugar Land 95:
"In February of 2019, I began meeting with key stakeholders in the Fort Bend community regarding the excavation of 95 bodies in 2018 during the construction of the James Reese Career and Technical Center in Sugar Land, Texas. These bodies were victims of the cruel and unusual convict leasing system that was perp . . .
"In February of 2019, I began meeting with key stakeholders in the Fort Bend community regarding the excavation of 95 bodies in 2018 during the construction of the James Reese Career and Technical Center in Sugar Land, Texas. These bodies were victims of the cruel and unusual convict leasing system that was perp . . .