Unmarked Graves Area, Freedman`s Cemetery Memorial In Dallas, Texas Royalty-Free Stock Photo

Pictured is the unmarked graves area inside the Freedman`s Cemetery Memorial in Dallas, Texas. Approximately 5,000 unmarked graves are in this location. The memorial is the work of American sculptor and artist David Newton, who was selected for the commission in a national competition. The Cemetery has been in existence since 1861 and there are estimated to be 5,000 unmarked graves. The only two remaining headstones are imbedded in the back of a piece of granite that has a poem carved on it`s surface.