Rev. Reginald Logan could see the wagons of Black business owners and homeowners pulling their buildings and frame homes atop logs that rolled through downtown Denton in the early 1920s.
Denton merchant James A. Smoot donated land off Carroll Boulevard for a cemetery with a sign that now reads the “I.O.O.F. Cemetery, est. 1860.” But there’s no explanation posted there
A 1933 deed says nonwhite people can't be buried at IOOF Cemetery. Denton has already condemned it keranews.org - get the latest breaking news, showbiz & celebrity photos, sport news & rumours, viral videos and top stories from keranews.org Daily Mail and Mail on Sunday newspapers.
Texas has been crafted by centuries of diverse creatures and communities unique to its every corner. However, that history has also come with the opportunity for every part of the state to have its own tales of home-grown ghouls and ghosts lurking beyond the backyard.