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Two eager boys, both covered in mud and dirt and bundled up in winter coats, leaned over an open hole in the ground after having struck something hard with their shovel. According to Texas State Historical Association, Kelley was born into slavery and was buried in a family plot at Evergreen in 1928. The cemetery has been abandoned since 1950, deteriorating with floods, droughts, looting, overgrown vegetation and homeless seeking shelter. Armstrong, who said he's been a scout his whole life, thinks restoration projects and other community service helps develop leadership skills in the boys. Pryor called King and Gandhi true leaders, like World War I veterans, Buffalo Soldiers and those buried in Evergreen Negro Cemetery.