The Lenora Rolla Heritage Center Museum is a museum in
Fort Worth, Texas
Fort Worth is the fifth-largest city in the U.S. state of Texas and the 13th-largest city in the United States. It is the county seat of Tarrant County, covering nearly into four other counties: Denton, Johnson, Parker, and Wise. Accord ...
that focuses on the history of African Americans in Tarrant County and throughout Texas. It is named for
Lenora Rolla who initially raised money to purchase the building and start the museum in 1979. It is operated in the historic Boone House and open by appointment with the Tarrant County Black Historical and Genealogical Society.
See also
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History of the African Americans in Dallas-Fort Worth
History (derived ) is the systematic study and the documentation of the human activity. The time period of event before the invention of writing systems is considered prehistory. "History" is an umbrella term comprising past events as well ...
References
External links
Tarrant County Black Historical and Genealogical Society
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Museums in Fort Worth, Texas
African-American museums in Texas