[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 161 (2015), Part 8]
[House]
[Page 11331]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




         TARRANT COUNTY BLACK HISTORICAL & GENEALOGICAL SOCIETY

  (Mr. VEASEY asked and was given permission to address the House for 1 
minute.)
  Mr. VEASEY. Madam Speaker, I rise today to honor the four surviving 
charter members of the Tarrant County Black Historical & Genealogical 
Society, those being Ms. Erma Johnson Hadley, Ms. Opal Lee, Mr. Frank 
Moss, and Reverend Arthur Slaughter.
  The Tarrant County Black Historical & Genealogical Society began as a 
need for material relating to the Black history that was available to 
Tarrant County universities and libraries.
  In 1974, the late Ms. Lenora Rolla began to collect personal papers, 
scrapbooks, clippings, photographic collections, artwork, and other 
relevant materials to create this society and, also, what is an 
incredible archive.
  Following its inception, Ms. Hadley, Opal Lee, Frank Moss, and 
Reverend Slaughter continued the organization's work to educate Tarrant 
County residents about its rich African American history, and they will 
be honored during this month's Tarrant County Black Historical & 
Genealogical Biannual Member Luncheon at the Fort Worth Botanic 
Gardens.
  Today, with the help of these four charter members, the society 
continues to collect, preserve, and enrich our community, and I applaud 
their efforts.

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