100-year-old tombstone of Rueben Lewis with surrounded vegetation overgrowth
Fort Bend County Precinct 4 Commissioner Dexter L. McCoy leads a group of volunteers through cleared land
Debra McGaughey runs her fingers over the engraving on a tombstone
Beverly Harris, 71, clears branches in a historic cemetery
Volunteers clean brush and overgrowth around historic gravesites of former enslaved people outside of Kendleton, TX for Juneteenth
Volunteer Rachel Conner reads a tribute on a tombstone
Gina Torry and James Hudson clear overgrowth around the tombstones of a family buried outside of Kendleton, TX
A 100-year-old tombstone of Annis Guess
Fort Bend County Precinct 4 Commissioner Dexter L. McCoy during Juneteenth event
Painted sign directs people toward a grave site

Volunteers spent Saturday morning cleaning up the neglected grave sites of at least 20 former enslaved people that were discovered in Fort Bend County last year. Independent photographer Annie Mulligan documented the group’s efforts over Juneteenth weekend.

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