▁and ▁brought ▁many ▁such ▁figures ▁to ▁Fort ▁W orth . ▁In ▁the ▁ 1 9 6 0 s , ▁she ▁tra ve led ▁to ▁Chicago ▁to ▁meet ▁Alfred a ▁D uster , ▁the ▁daughter ▁of ▁civil ▁rights ▁leader ▁I da ▁B . ▁Well s . ▁She ▁visited ▁a ▁number ▁of ▁African ▁countries ▁in ▁ 1 9 8 0 ▁as ▁a ▁mission ary ▁and ▁again ▁in ▁ 1 9 9 4 ▁as ▁part ▁of ▁a ▁" hom eland " ▁tour ▁based ▁on ▁Alex ▁H ale y ' s ▁Ro ots ▁s aga ▁and ▁organized ▁by ▁the ▁author ' s ▁son . ▁ ▁In ▁ 1 9 8 6 , ▁Rol la ▁participated ▁in ▁the ▁H ands ▁Ac ross ▁America ▁benefit ▁to ▁end ▁hom eless ness , ▁standing ▁along ▁Lanc aster ▁Avenue ▁with ▁her ▁friend ▁and ▁fellow ▁activ ist , ▁Op al ▁Lee . ▁ ▁T arr ant ▁County ▁Black ▁Historical ▁and ▁Gene alog ical ▁Society ▁ ▁In ▁ 1 9 7 4 , ▁Len ora ▁Rol la ▁was ▁appointed ▁to ▁Fort ▁W orth ' s ▁B ic ent enn ial ▁planning ▁committee ▁and ▁task ed ▁with ▁gather ing ▁the ▁history ▁of ▁African ▁Americans ▁in ▁early ▁Fort ▁W orth ▁history . ▁This ▁project ▁and ▁the ▁release ▁of ▁Alex ▁H ale y ' s ▁Ro ots ▁inspired ▁Rol la ▁to ▁form ▁the ▁T arr ant ▁County ▁Black ▁Historical ▁and ▁Gene alog ical ▁Society , ▁which ▁formed ▁in ▁ 1 9 7 7 ▁with ▁ 2 1 ▁char ter ▁members ▁led ▁by ▁Rol la . ▁Their ▁first