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Sugar Land

Sugar Land

By: Brittney Martin and Naomi Reed The Texas Newsroom
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A few months into building a new school in Sugar Land, Texas in 2018, construction crews uncovered 95 unmarked graves. This wasn’t a serial killer’s dumping ground, but it was evidence of a particularly dark period in our country’s history – evidence many in Sugar Land wished had stayed hidden. This is the story of these 95 people. Who were they? What happened to them? It turns out their story is just as much about them as it is about the people who have been trying to control them for over a century.

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  • Trailer: Sugar Land

    Trailer: Sugar Land
    May 24 2023

    Sugar Land, Texas, is a city with a sweet reputation … but it’s hiding a dark secret. The suspected remains of 95 convict laborers were discovered during the construction of a new school. Who are they and why are they there?

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    3 mins
  • Who’s Buried Here?

    Who’s Buried Here?
    Jun 16 2023

    (Episode 1) The Fort Bend Independent School District is set to start building a new school in the sweet city of Sugar Land, Texas. After years of planning, contractors finally break ground on the site. But the very next day, someone shows up with a warning: Be on the lookout for bodies.

    Archival audio in this episode is courtesy of Sugar Land Heritage Foundation and provided by Texas Archive of the Moving Image.

    The full transcript and a collection of materials, letters and reports are available on our Sugar Land podcast website.

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    30 mins
  • The Story the Bones Tell

    The Story the Bones Tell
    Jun 16 2023

    (Episode 2) As archeologists uncover more graves, a new person is added to the team. Catrina Banks Whitley specializes in studying human remains. And after a few months, she thinks she knows who these people might be.

    The full transcript and a collection of materials, letters and reports are available on our Sugar Land podcast website.

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    30 mins
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