Hundreds of graves belonging to Black Texans, including many born into slavery, were covered by weeds and overgrown trees.
Members of the Alpha Kappa Alpha sorority and others have worked for weeks to uncover a neglected part of the Oak Cliff Cemetery.Graves they found belonged to people born into slavery.Before the volunteers arrived, you couldn't even tell there were hundreds of graves belonging to Black Texans.Weeds, overgrown trees and bushes covered graves in the segregated cemetery.
"There is nothing more rewarding than enhancing this land, this resting place for individuals who lived lives worth us talking about today," said Rosemary Bolden, the chapter's president.She believes some of the people buried here could have been doctors and other essential members of the Dallas community."They might not have been formally trained, but they were self-made, self-taught.
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