according to the equal justice initiatives, 15 trent merrins were lynched in waller county during thee period. it even showed up in cemeteries. >> we drive by the cemetery. what is the history of the cemetery in waller. >> blacks could not be buried in the white cemetery. whites could not be buried in the white cemetery. blacks could be be buried in a jewish cemetery. that was the way it was. >> it wasn't too long ago the circle said his cousins was killed for dating. >> any time black kids when i was coming dating white girls, it was a problem. it was a huge problem. my cousin that was coming out of the house got shot and killed. he was left dead and found dead. >> because he was dating a white girl. >> they insist the problems insist. would you call racism a big problem. >> racism is a big problem. the way i live, it's a problem. it's a problem that we need to add as leaders we need to look at it and deal with it and not be in denial about it. >> officials like waller county have acknowledged the race this past. but believe race relations were improving. in the sandra bland case the