SPECIAL EDITION. DIGGING FOR DIGNITY: The Fretwell Legacy at the Heart of People’s Memorial Legacy Park on July 28, 2026. By Pastor Kyev P. Tatum, Sr. New Mount Rose Missionary Baptist Church & Texas Buffalo Soldiers Association
Digging for Dignity: The Fretwell Legacy at the Heart of People’s Memorial Legacy Park By Pastor Kyev P. Tatum, Sr. New Mount Rose Missionary Baptist Church and Texas Buffalo Soldiers Association Official Motto of People’s Memorial Legacy Park “If they helped purchase the land, those families would always have a place to bury their loved ones.” — Mother Frances Fretwell’s Promise to the People, 1886 | CBS: https://www.cbsnews.com/texas/news/juneteenth-weekend-haltom-city-cemetery-preservation-6-20-2026/ As America celebrates its 250th anniversary and the nation commemorates the 160th anniversary of the Buffalo Soldiers, one of the most powerful stories in North Texas is not found in a textbook, museum, or monument. It is buried beneath the sacred ground of People’s Memorial Legacy Park in Haltom City, Texas . It is the story of Rev. Greene Fretwell, Mother Frances Fretwell, and their son, Nun Q. Fretwell . Together, they represent faith, freedom, family, perseverance, and the dete...