Bill calls for forensic survey of land at former reform school where Black youth are buried

By: William J. Ford

Outlets: Maryland Matters

Published: February 20, 2026

Words: 645

Last Updated: 2 weeks, 5 days ago

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Del. Jeffrie Long Jr. (D-Calvert and Prince George’s) testified Thursday about a visit he and several members of the Legislative Black Caucus of Maryland made last year to a dilapidated wooded area in Prince George’s County where as many as 300 Black youth are believed to be buried.

Long said on that warm September day he led a prayer while standing amid the gravesites — some dating to the 19th century — and cinder blocks …

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