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The Wild and Urban Brazos is a River Full of Contradictions
…remain primarily African American. Calvert was the hometown of Hall of Fame baseball player Rube Foster, who helped found and…
Bugle Call at Fort McKavett
…that school had conducted classes for the fort’s African–American soldiers, who were promised an education as part of their enlistment…
Roads to Freedom
…(www.africanamericansintexas.com). This travel guide explores the historical and cultural contributions of African Americans to Texas since its founding days. To…
Hiding in Plain Sight: Houston’s Menil Collection
…houses collections of classical, medieval, Byzantine, African, Northwest Coast, surrealistic, and contemporary art. The museum’s curators mount exhibitions from approximately…
Suburban Renewal: McKinney
…nearby Allen, who specializes in realistic portrayals of African–American life and culture. The wall of windows at Laura Moore Fine…
Going to the Chappell
…town’s economy, the impact of the Civil War, the town’s African–American and Polish communities, and the two colleges that once…
Rest in Peace: Grave Sites of Famous Texans
…trailblazer in public life, Barbara Jordan (1936-1996), was also laid to rest here. As the first African–American woman elected to…
Abilene at Full Gallop
…to a suspended walkway designed so that visitors can view them (and feed them) eye-to-eye. But the pair of African…
Quirky Quarters
…this unusual motel is one of the few survivors of the American heyday of car travel and motels. It closed…
Cottages by the Sea
…Loyola Beach: Little Bethel The white steeple tells you you’ve found Little Bethel, a 1950s African American Methodist church and…
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