HOUSTON – In Houston’s Fifth Ward, a newly released archaeological report is shedding light on a troubling discovery beneath a heavily traveled roadway—one that may hold the remains of hundreds of people tied to a historic Black cemetery.
According to the 2026 report, human remains are still buried beneath Lockwood Drive, an area long believed to overlap with the Evergreen Negro Cemetery. The cemetery served as the final resting place for formerly enslaved individuals, Buffalo Soldiers, and some of the city’s earliest Black residents.
Advocates and researchers say the findings confirm what many had suspected for years: the burial ground was never fully cleared before the roadway was constructed…