cemeteries - HoustonNewMedia.org https://houstonnewmedia.org/tag/cemeteries/ Building "Bridges" Across the Bayou City! Wed, 01 Nov 2023 01:07:31 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.9 https://i0.wp.com/houstonnewmedia.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/11/cropped-cropped-Houston.png?fit=32%2C32&ssl=1 cemeteries - HoustonNewMedia.org https://houstonnewmedia.org/tag/cemeteries/ 32 32 103504436 Historic cemeteries throughout Houston, Galveston examined in new book https://houstonnewmedia.org/historic-cemeteries-throughout-houston-galveston-examined-in-new-book/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=historic-cemeteries-throughout-houston-galveston-examined-in-new-book Wed, 01 Nov 2023 01:07:31 +0000 http://houstonnewmedia.org/?guid=0307f988cdc2814583f2a6cf93484528 Graves of the “Sugar Land 95,” Black prisoners used for labor in the practice known as convict leasing, uncovered in Fort Bend County. Books ...

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]]> 683412 Volunteers clean historic cemeteries where former slaves buried in Fort Bend County https://houstonnewmedia.org/volunteers-clean-historic-cemeteries-where-former-slaves-buried-in-fort-bend-county/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=volunteers-clean-historic-cemeteries-where-former-slaves-buried-in-fort-bend-county Tue, 21 Feb 2023 02:03:01 +0000 http://houstonnewmedia.org/?guid=46ca6d85be88cc48d4c2a7fcbbf07091 In honor of Congresswoman Barbara Jordan's birthday and a former slave that represented Fort Bend County in the Texas House of Representatives, ...

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]]> 552411 United States rediscovers cemeteries of African descent – The Gal Times https://houstonnewmedia.org/united-states-rediscovers-cemeteries-of-african-descent-the-gal-times-2/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=united-states-rediscovers-cemeteries-of-african-descent-the-gal-times-2 Sun, 12 Jun 2022 15:19:00 +0000 http://houstonnewmedia.org/?guid=a60005178eef93365595292a00247d5a In Sugar Land, a city southwest of Houston, is A monument is being built to honor 95 African Americans whose graves were found in 2018 during ...

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]]> 348232 In US, forgotten Black cemeteries rediscovered – Breitbart https://houstonnewmedia.org/in-us-forgotten-black-cemeteries-rediscovered-breitbart/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=in-us-forgotten-black-cemeteries-rediscovered-breitbart Fri, 10 Jun 2022 02:27:14 +0000 http://houstonnewmedia.org/?guid=f9c1ab62b1be430ce5bd559542192aa3 In Sugar Land, a suburb southwest of Houston, a memorial is in the works to honor 95 African-Americans whose graves were found in 2018 during ...

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]]> 346274 In US, forgotten Black cemeteries rediscovered – Breitbart https://houstonnewmedia.org/in-us-forgotten-black-cemeteries-rediscovered-breitbart-2/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=in-us-forgotten-black-cemeteries-rediscovered-breitbart-2 Fri, 10 Jun 2022 02:27:13 +0000 http://houstonnewmedia.org/?guid=79c166a012cd28b722d2dfda3ee0eabf Under the blazing Texas sun, dozens of volunteers mowed grass and cleaned ... In Sugar Land, a suburb southwest of Houston, a memorial is in the ...

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]]> 346420 Fort Bend County full of abandoned, historic cemeteries | Community | fortbendstar.com https://houstonnewmedia.org/fort-bend-county-full-of-abandoned-historic-cemeteries-community-fortbendstar-com/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=fort-bend-county-full-of-abandoned-historic-cemeteries-community-fortbendstar-com Tue, 15 Mar 2022 03:35:16 +0000 http://houstonnewmedia.org/?guid=d4ac402d025282bbe5697ca07dde9bc9 Robert Crosser, the head of the Fort Bend County Historical Commission's cemetery committee, has seen much in his 93 years and speaks with a ...

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]]> 270040 Fort Bend County full of abandoned, historic cemeteries | Community | fortbendstar.com https://houstonnewmedia.org/fort-bend-county-full-of-abandoned-historic-cemeteries-community-fortbendstar-com-2/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=fort-bend-county-full-of-abandoned-historic-cemeteries-community-fortbendstar-com-2 Tue, 15 Mar 2022 03:35:16 +0000 http://houstonnewmedia.org/?guid=7712dd944c587a61db30c48d543fa261 The Sugar Land 95 are a group of 95 African Americans whose unmarked graves were found in 2018 at the site of Fort Bend ISD's James Reese Career and ...

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