DIGGING FOR DIGNITY: One Year Later: The Stories That Define People’s Memorial Legacy Park in Haltom City, Texas. By Pastor Kyev P. Tatum, Sr.
DIGGING FOR DIGNITY: One Year Later: The Stories That Define People’s Memorial Legacy Park in Haltom City, Texas. By Pastor Kyev P. Tatum, Sr. Curator, Digging for Dignity Legacy Project “Mother Frances Fretwell understood something profound: a people who preserve their history preserve their humanity.” Link: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ilUnXZTwCww — Pastor Kyev P. Tatum, Sr. A year ago, I set out to find one hero. Instead, I found thousands. On July 28, 2025, my colleague, Ms. Christina Drummond, and I began searching for the gravesite of Florence Marie Cole Rawls , a member of the legendary 6888th Central Postal Directory Battalion , better known as the Six Triple Eight ( https://blacktexans.blogspot.com/2025/07/the-forgotten-leaves-at-new-trinity.html ). The women of the Six Triple Eight were the only all-Black, all-female battalion deployed overseas during World War II. Decades after their service, they were awarded the Congressional Gold Medal f...