A new historic marker in Forney will highlight the contributions of Reeves Henry, Texas’ first Black automotive mechanic.
Henry’s contributions to Forney as Texas’ first Black automotive mechanic are displayed inside the Spellman Museum.
“A lot of the things that you see here were makeshift. You see tools that they used so he would modify them, customize them – so they would come to him,” Malone said. On Saturday, Forney's history outside the museum will come to him too, with the announcement of a historic marker in the city listing Reeves Henry by name for his impact on the earliest years of the automobile repair industry.
Malone says the official recognition may even mean more coming as the Juneteenth holiday approaches. Adding it is important that young faces today know the story of Reeves Henry, a Black man in segregated early 20A story passed down to Jimmy Malone as a kid, one he’s shared with his grandkids and one he now hopes more in Texas will know.This article tagged under:
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