Fort Bend County to devote new monument to African American heritage
… Fort Bend County, the culmination of a project that grew out of a volunteer cleanup effort after a former congressman found a historic cemetery in …
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… Fort Bend County, the culmination of a project that grew out of a volunteer cleanup effort after a former congressman found a historic cemetery in …
Read MoreKendleton, at the far southwestern edge of Fort Bend County, was founded shortly after the Civil War by formerly enslaved people and is one of the …
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Read MoreFort Bend County Precinct 4 Commissioner Dexter McCoy, who led the effort to secure $4 million in bond funding for the project in 2023, said that …
Read MoreFort Bend County dedicated its African American Heritage Monument on Saturday, unveiling a three-story memorial honoring the contributions of …
Read MoreThe 95 faceted panels honor the 95 victims of convict leasing and labor whose remains were discovered in Sugar Land in 2018. The project is a …
Read MoreIn recent years, descendant communities in places such as Bethesda, Maryland; Richmond, Virginia; St. Petersburg, Florida; and Sugarland, Texas …
Read MoreThe project was spearheaded by Commissioner Dexter L. McCoy, Fort Bend County Precinct 4, community stakeholders in partnership with the African …
Read MoreOn Saturday, November 8, 2025, Fort Bend County will dedicate the African American Heritage Monument + Park at Historic Bates Allen Park in Kendleton, …
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