This week Dr. G and Marcellis return to the community to invite a very important voice and story to the platform. The grandson of Mr. Fred Rouse talks on the lynching of his grandfather and how he plans to continue telling the story of tragedy and triumph. Many of these stories regarding our ancestors get left out and unnoticed that truly shape our lived realities. Mr. Fred Rouse is currently the only person reported to be lynched in Fort Worth and Tarrant County Texas. It is thru the work of the Equal Justice Initiative based in Montgomery, AL https://eji.org/ that Mr. Frederick Rouse III was able to learn about his grandfather, Fred Rouse. Learn more about the Rouse family and the Fort Worth Lynching tour thru link here.

Fred Rouse, Fort Worth’s only recorded Black lynching victim, remembered in TCC exhibit:

Lynching of Fred Rouse

Fred Rouse, Victim Of Lynching In Fort Worth, Gets First Memorial 100 Years After His Death