After construction workers discovered 94 black bodies as they broke ground in April, a judge has greenlit construction to continue on the building for the Fort Bend Independent School District in Sugar Land, Texas, reports KNUE.

According to the video below, CBS reports the remains are believed to be those of prisoners from over 100 years ago. Officials suspect the uncovered bodies belonged to black men who were forced to labor in the sugar cane fields throughout their imprisonment. Prison laboring is rooted in slavery

"I just want to be a spokesperson for them and make sure that they get some type of recognition and acknowledgment," Reginald Moore, known for his work with the Texas Slave Descendants Society, told CBS. 

Construction halted on the $59 million career and technical center when the crew discovered the corpses, but a judge has since permitted construction to continue along with careful exhumation.

One local Sugar Land resident spoke on her feelings toward the continuation of construction:

"If they're gonna develop something, they should have a little more respect for what might've been there before."

We couldn't agree more.

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