Black Legislators Monument

The Black Legislators Monument is a black marble memorial installed at the Texas State Cemetery in Austin, Texas. It commemorates fifty-two African American men who served in the Texas Constitutional Convention and the Texas Legislature during the Reconstruction era.^[1][2] Among those who attended the monument's unveiling in March 2010 were Texas Speaker of the House Joe Straus, State Senator Rodney Ellis, and Wilhelmina Delco, who was the first African-American to represent District 50 in the Texas Legislature.^[3][4]

Black Legislators Monument

The monument in 2024
Location	Austin, Texas, U.S.
Coordinates	30°16′1.3″N 97°43′32.6″W