Help Fund the 2026 Marlin, Fall County, Texas Memorial

Help Us Honor the Forgotten: Support the Kingstree SC sister Book of Negroes Memorials in Marlin, Texas

We invite you to join Black Pearls of Genealogy in a sacred effort to preserve, uplift, and honor the legacies of those in the Book of Negroes Series, individuals who endured enslavement, war, and displacement but whose stories have long been silenced by history.

Our new memorial installations in Marlin, Texas, will ensure that these names are never forgotten. These sites will stand as powerful testaments to the resilience, sacrifice, and humanity of thousands of African American men, women, and children recorded in this historic ledger during the Civil War era.

The Marlin, Texas, memorial will serve as a sister site to our already-established memorial in Kingstree, South Carolina (view memorial). Together, these places form a growing network of remembrance across the United States, connecting communities in a shared mission to restore dignity to the displaced, the oppressed, and the undocumented heroes of our past.

Your donation will help us:

Install engraved memorials in Marlin, Texas

Provide historical context and educational resources for visitors.

Host unveiling ceremonies and community remembrance events.

Continue expanding our network of Ancestral Memorials across the country.

We cannot do this alone.

Each name etched into stone represents a life lived, a mother, a child, a soldier, a seeker of freedom. These memorials are more than markers; they are acts of restoration, of truth-telling, and of healing for future generations.

Your contribution—no matter the amount—helps us ensure that these lives are not lost to time, but rather pinned to the wall of our collective memory.

Thank you for standing with us.

David Anthony Taylor

Founder & CEO

Black Pearls of Genealogy

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