DIGGING FOR DIGNITY PROUDLY PRESENTS: An Underground Archive of Black Life in Tarrant County, 1889–2026.
DIGGING FOR DIGNITY PROUDLY PRESENTS: An Underground Archive of Black Life in Tarrant County, 1889–2026. On National Slavery Remembrance Day, descendants of former slaves and former slave owners will gather at Historic People’s Memorial Burial Park in Haltom City to honor the past, confront the truth, and work together toward a better future. By Digging for Dignity Legacy Project There are places where history is displayed behind glass. There are places where history is cataloged on shelves. And then there are places where history is beneath your feet. At North Beach Street and Northeast 28th Street in Haltom City lies one of the most extraordinary repositories of Black history in Tarrant County: HISTORIC PEOPLE’S MEMORIAL BURIAL PARK. Within this sacred landscape are Fretwell Cemetery, New Trinity Cemetery and People’s Burial Park—grounds believed to contain more than 8,000 Black pioneers, formerly enslaved people and their descendants . Pastors. Mothers. Fathers. Children. Veterans. ...