Candi Bolden

Born a slave in 1838, Henderson “Pa” Perkins lived in Fort Worth until the 1950s and became a local celebrity who was proud to cast his ballot in local elections.

Bryant Irvin Road separates the Ridglea and Como neighborhoods. But 50 years ago, a concrete wall topped by barbed wire stretched for 10 blocks to divide the predominantly Black Como residents from their white neighbors in Ridglea.