▁about ▁the ▁role ▁of ▁African ▁Americans ▁in ▁U . S . ▁history . ▁According ▁to ▁Rol la , ▁" There ' s ▁no ▁such ▁thing ▁as ▁black ▁history ▁in ▁the ▁United ▁States ▁of ▁America . ▁We ▁have ▁only ▁one ▁history , ▁American ▁history , ▁and ▁if ▁we ▁taught ▁American ▁history , ▁there ' d ▁be ▁no ▁need ▁for ▁me ▁to ▁sit ▁up ▁here ." ▁ ▁In ▁ 1 9 8 8 , ▁Len ora ▁and ▁the ▁T arr ant ▁County ▁Black ▁Historical ▁and ▁Gene alog ical ▁Society ▁secured ▁a ▁Texas ▁Historical ▁Mark er ▁for ▁the ▁James ▁E . ▁Gu inn ▁School ▁in ▁Fort ▁W orth ' s ▁south ▁side . ▁They ▁attempted ▁to ▁save ▁a ▁group ▁of ▁shot gun ▁houses ▁near ▁Magn olia ▁Avenue , ▁but ▁the ▁structures , ▁histor ically ▁occupied ▁by ▁black s , ▁were ▁demol ished ▁in ▁ 1 9 9 6 . ▁ ▁In ▁ 1 9 9 7 , ▁the ▁T arr ant ▁County ▁Black ▁Historical ▁and ▁Gene alog ical ▁Society ' s ▁papers ▁were ▁placed ▁at ▁the ▁Fort ▁W orth ▁Public ▁Library ▁Archives . ▁The ▁Society ' s ▁headquarters ▁on ▁Hum bol t ▁Street , ▁which ▁display ▁artifact s ▁and ▁larger ▁items ▁from ▁the ▁collection , ▁have ▁been ▁named ▁the ▁Len ora ▁Rol la ▁Heritage ▁Center ▁Museum ▁in ▁her ▁honor . ▁ ▁Personal ▁life ▁ ▁Len ora ▁married ▁Jacob ▁" J ake " ▁Rol la ▁( 1 8 8 8 - 1 9 8 4 ), ▁a ▁native ▁of ▁Ty ler , ▁Texas , ▁on ▁June ▁