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Fort Worth council approves partnership to build Fred Rouse memorial park
5682126 · August 27, 2025
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Summary
Council approved a partnership to create the Fred Rouse Memorial Park, honoring the only recorded African American lynching victim in Tarrant County; family members and advocates thanked the council at the meeting.
The Fort Worth City Council voted to approve a partnership to develop a memorial park honoring Fred Rouse, whose family and community advocates have sought official recognition of his lynching in Tarrant County.
Family members and local advocates attended the council meeting and described the memorial as both an act of remembrance and a step toward…
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