Volunteers worked Saturday to reclaim more than a century of forgotten Black history this Juneteenth weekend as part of an initiative called “Digging for Dignity.”
The preservation effort is at a historic Tarrant County cemetery, which tells the final stories of former slaves, pioneers, military veterans, teachers, preachers, and business owners.
Music filled volunteers’ ears before they began work on the sacred grounds of the historic Fretwell-New Trinity Cemetery at People’s Memorial Burial Park in Haltom City. The cemetery is almost 140 years old and is the final resting place for more than 7,700 people…