SOULS MADE OF GOLD: From Bondage to Builder. From Dignity in Death: Rev. Henry Baker & James Nathan Baker, Sr.
SOULS MADE OF GOLD: From Bondage to Builder. From Dignity in Death: Rev. Henry Baker & James Nathan Baker, Sr. Friends of New Trinity Cemetery Seek Historic Texas Freedmen’s Cemetery Designation. FORT WORTH, TEXAS — The church and the cemetery have always been the twin pillars of the Black community. One anchors the soul. The other anchors the memory. And when a family has given more than a century of faithful service to both — you honor them with something sacred. As America approaches her 250th Semiquincentennial, Friends of New Trinity Cemetery lifts up a legacy rooted in faith, freedom, enterprise, and enduring stewardship of the land in Tarrant County. At the center of this sacred moment stand two towering pillars of Black Fort Worth history: • Henry Baker — born enslaved, builder of churches, founder of Baker Chapel AME Church • James Nathan Baker Sr. — entrepreneur, funeral director, founder of Baker Funeral Home Father and son. One preached freedom. The other ...