Maryland moves to recognize Black boys’ unmarked graves near historic detention center

A walk in the woods in Prince George’s County, Maryland, leads to a tragic journey into the past.

Dozens of Black boys were buried in a wooded area near a historic juvenile reform and detention center, Boys Village. Many of the graves in the overgrown area are unmarked.

William Jones, 1887, a grave marker leaning against a tree says. Another grave marker sits so deep in the soil it can barely be seen…

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