Community leaders in a historic Dallas neighborhood are calling for the public's help after a 300-pound bronze statue honoring a landmark moment in Black history was stolen near Dallas Love Field.

Historic Black history monument stolen The six-foot sculpture depicted a golfer and stood in the 6700 block of Mabel Avenue, adjacent to a historical marker commemorating Hilliard Memorial Golf Course.

Established in 1950, the site holds national significance as the first municipal golf course created for African Americans in the southern United States.