Sharon Grigsby writes about how one Dallas pioneer, born into slavery, and his land holdings were lost to history — until now
State historical marker and sankofa bird sculpture to honor the remarkable legacy of Anderson Bonner.
More than a century after the death of this pioneer and businessman, our city is about to make right Bonner’s omission from the story of Dallas.and the unveiling of a state historical marker will take place where Bonner’s White Rock Creek homestead once stood. The first record of Anderson Bonner shows up on the 1849 “inventory of property” of a slaveholder in Limestone County, Ala. After the man’s death, records show his wife moved the household, including Bonner, to Dallas.
Bonner built a new home just to the east on land that his descendants eventually would sell to become the home of Medical City Dallas.After Bonner’s passing in 1920, he was buried in the historic White Rock Colored Union Cemetery, which is now White Rock Garden of Memories Cemetery. She was raised by her grandparents, who passed along stories about Anderson Bonner’s skills as a farmer and businessman who acquired considerable wealth. She also recalls anecdotes about his Christian devotion and love for family reunions along White Rock Creek.
Suber credits Aunt Faye and her vivid storytelling with instilling in him a love for the family’s history. He lives in nearby Hamilton Park and is leading restoration efforts at the cemetery where Bonner and many other family members are buried. Bonner’s land once stretched east from White Rock Creek across what is now Central Expressway to Hamilton Park.Dallas Morning News
The public art piece created by Andrew Scott to honor Anderson Bonner. Scott also is an associate professor of art and technology at the University of Texas at Dallas.bird, derived from a western Africa language in what is now Ghana. Artist Scott told me that the word and the form both signify “go back and fetch it.”
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