Seven people are still needed to fill out the Commission on the House of Reformation and Instruction for Colored Children, but the first 14 members were announced Wednesday for the commission, which will be chaired by Attorney General Anthony Brown (D).
One of the commission’s main charges is be to “research the history, operations, and resident deaths” at the former House of Reformation “and provide a complete and public accounting of the children who died and were buried on the grounds.” At least 230 Black youth are buried, some in unmarked graves or graves marked with cinder blocks, on the
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