Commissioner Precinct 4

Fort Bend County embarks on park, memorial to Black residents

After recent approval by Fort Bend commissioners, work will soon begin on the $4 million development of an expanded Bates M. Allen Park which will include a memorial to honor the contributions of African-Americans to the county in Kendleton, a historically Black community.

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March 13, 2023 12:00 AM
Fort Bend County to invest in new African-American memorial park to honor one of first freedmen’s towns in Texas

Fort Bend Star

By Ken Fountain

After recent approval by Fort Bend commissioners, work will soon begin on the $4 million development of an expanded Bates M. Allen Park which will include a memorial to honor the contributions of African-Americans to the county in Kendleton, a historically Black community.

Kendleton was founded shortly after the end of the Civil War by formerly enslaved people and quickly became one of the most prominent African-American communities in Southeast Texas, according to Fort Bend Precinct 4 Commissioner Dexter McCoy.

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