Overview :The Houston Mutiny and Riot of 1917, marks one of Houston's darkest hours in race relations. On August 23,1917, Acting First Sergeant Vida H... Read More
Overview :McNair and Hufsmith is a 44-page full color pictorial history book of African American Settlements that were once located in Baytown and Tom... Read More
Overview :Freedmen's Town Immediately west of downtown Houston lies the city's oldest Indigenous African American community affectionally known as His... Read More
Overview :Oak Hill Kendleton is a 8.5 X 8.5 pictorial history book of Texas African American Settlements in Fort Bend County 150 years after slavery. ... Read More
Overview :Houston Freedmen's Town is a breif history of remaining buildings and structures in Houston'a Fourth Ward Historical Freedmen's Town Distric... Read More
Overview :In 1905, L.H. Spivey, T.M. Fairchild, E.O. Smith, and several Negro leaders meet with William A. Hunton the National Colored Secretary to di... Read More
Overview :The 6888th Central Postal Directory Battalion was an all-black battalion of the Woman's Army Corps (WAC). The 6888th had eight hundred and f... Read More
Overview :In 1931, William C. Craver became the Executive Secretary of the Colored YMCA. He was highly effective in implementing changes in structure ... Read More
Overview :Acres Homes was established in 1910. Working class families, laborers, farmers, water front workers, carpenters, domestics, military, and fa... Read More
Overview :Over 50 countries fought on the battlegrounds of Asia, Europe, North Africa, the Atlantic and Pacific Oceans, and the Mediterranean Sea in o... Read More
Overview :Arcola, located in the vibrant Fort Bend County, offers a unique blend of rural charm and urban convenience. With a reputation for its stron... Read More
Overview :The 21st Century Freedom Colonies Exhibit featuring Acres Homes is a visual editorial documentary designed to create awareness, inform, educ... Read More
Overview :555 Grace the YMCA Black Genii is collection of stories about the men and women who established the Colored YMCA and help build Houston. The... Read More