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Bodies found in historic graves at FBISD construction site believed to be slaves

Researchers in Fort Bend County now believe the 95 bodies found at a construction site are those of freed slaves forced to work in convict labor camps. “It’s huge. It’s unprecedented,” said Reign Clark, the site’s archaeological project manager. “This will change our understanding of the convict labor system that was used all over the […]

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