Freedman's Cemetery (Texas)
The Freedman's Cemetery, or Freemen's Cemetery, was established in 1861 as a burial ground for the early African American population in Dallas, Texas.Cheshire, Ashley (1990-07-30). "Highway project uncovers history". ''Fort Worth Star-Telegram''p.1anp. 8 Retrieved 2023-07-24 – via Newspapers.com. It was an active burial site from 1869 until 1907, supported by the historic Black settlement of Freedmen's town, Freeman's town founded by formerly enslaved people (the town was located roughly from Deep Ellum, Dallas). The cemetery was lost sometime after the building of the Central Expressway (Dallas), North Central Expressway in the mid-1940s, which cut through the space. Local authorities had removed the grave stones and covered the cemetery with a lawn to form a city park. In the summer of 1990, the Freedman's Cemetery burial ground was rediscovered when the park was renovated; some 800 marked graves were found and an estimated 1,200 unmarked graves. The Freedman's Cemetery Memo ...
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The Texas Observer
''The Texas Observer'' (also known as the ''Observer'') is an American magazine with a liberal political outlook. The ''Observer'' is published bimonthly by a 501(c)(3)The Texas Democracy Foundation
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