More Than 230 Black Boys Buried At Abandoned Maryland Site Spur Lawmakers To Propose New Legislation

More Than 230 Black Boys Buried At Abandoned Maryland Site Spur Lawmakers To Propose New Legislation

A new legislation proposed by Maryland lawmakers may reveal the causes of death of hundreds of Black boys who died under state custody and whose remains were buried at an abandoned grave site. Details on the grave site and the state facility where the children were held Researchers at Georgetown University made the shocking discovery in a wooded area next to Cheltenham Veterans Cemetery and believe more than 230 Black boys could be buried at the…

So Sad: Maryland Lawmakers Investigate Burial Site Of More Than 200 Black Boys At State-Run Home 'Similar To A Plantation'

Maryland lawmakers are advancing legislation to formally investigate a burial site near Cheltenham Veterans Cemetery that researchers believe contains the remains of more than 200 Black boys who died in state custody. Source: Hanging Bear Media / Getty WUSA9 reports that researchers at Georgetown University identified approximately 100 cinderblock markers at the site. Marc Schindler, a research professor with the Georgetown Center for Youth Just…