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Category : Government publications
Languages : en
Pages : 528
Book Description
Texas State Documents
Author:
Publisher:
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Category : Government publications
Languages : en
Pages : 528
Book Description
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Government publications
Languages : en
Pages : 528
Book Description
From a Watery Grave
Author: James E. Bruseth
Publisher: Texas A&M University Press
ISBN: 9781585443475
Category : Biography & Autobiography
Languages : en
Pages : 184
Book Description
An account of the discovery and excavation of the French ship La Belle, shipwrecked in 1686 in Matagorda Bay, Texas.
Publisher: Texas A&M University Press
ISBN: 9781585443475
Category : Biography & Autobiography
Languages : en
Pages : 184
Book Description
An account of the discovery and excavation of the French ship La Belle, shipwrecked in 1686 in Matagorda Bay, Texas.
Freedom Colonies
Author: Thad Sitton
Publisher: University of Texas Press
ISBN: 0292706421
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 257
Book Description
In the decades following the Civil War, nearly a quarter of African Americans achieved a remarkable victory—they got their own land. While other ex-slaves and many poor whites became trapped in the exploitative sharecropping system, these independence-seeking individuals settled on pockets of unclaimed land that had been deemed too poor for farming and turned them into successful family farms. In these self-sufficient rural communities, often known as "freedom colonies," African Americans created a refuge from the discrimination and violence that routinely limited the opportunities of blacks in the Jim Crow South. Freedom Colonies is the first book to tell the story of these independent African American settlements. Thad Sitton and James Conrad focus on communities in Texas, where blacks achieved a higher percentage of land ownership than in any other state of the Deep South. The authors draw on a vast reservoir of ex-slave narratives, oral histories, written memoirs, and public records to describe how the freedom colonies formed and to recreate the lifeways of African Americans who made their living by farming or in skilled trades such as milling and blacksmithing. They also uncover the forces that led to the decline of the communities from the 1930s onward, including economic hard times and the greed of whites who found legal and illegal means of taking black-owned land. And they visit some of the remaining communities to discover how their independent way of life endures into the twenty-first century.
Publisher: University of Texas Press
ISBN: 0292706421
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 257
Book Description
In the decades following the Civil War, nearly a quarter of African Americans achieved a remarkable victory—they got their own land. While other ex-slaves and many poor whites became trapped in the exploitative sharecropping system, these independence-seeking individuals settled on pockets of unclaimed land that had been deemed too poor for farming and turned them into successful family farms. In these self-sufficient rural communities, often known as "freedom colonies," African Americans created a refuge from the discrimination and violence that routinely limited the opportunities of blacks in the Jim Crow South. Freedom Colonies is the first book to tell the story of these independent African American settlements. Thad Sitton and James Conrad focus on communities in Texas, where blacks achieved a higher percentage of land ownership than in any other state of the Deep South. The authors draw on a vast reservoir of ex-slave narratives, oral histories, written memoirs, and public records to describe how the freedom colonies formed and to recreate the lifeways of African Americans who made their living by farming or in skilled trades such as milling and blacksmithing. They also uncover the forces that led to the decline of the communities from the 1930s onward, including economic hard times and the greed of whites who found legal and illegal means of taking black-owned land. And they visit some of the remaining communities to discover how their independent way of life endures into the twenty-first century.
Prominent Families of New York
Author: Lyman Horace Weeks
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Category : New York (N.Y.)
Languages : en
Pages : 64
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Publisher:
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Category : New York (N.Y.)
Languages : en
Pages : 64
Book Description
The History of the Colored Methodist Episcopal Church in America
Author: Charles Henry Phillips
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : African American Christians
Languages : en
Pages : 262
Book Description
Publisher:
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Category : African American Christians
Languages : en
Pages : 262
Book Description
Mesquite Country
Author: Hidalgo County Historical Museum
Publisher: Wimmer Cookbooks
ISBN:
Category : Cooking
Languages : en
Pages : 292
Book Description
Tucked away in the southernmost tip of Texas is a region so rich in its heritage & cultural diversity, it could be its own country. This book celebrates the culinary tapestry of that diverse region with sophisticated entrees like DOVES IN SHERRY SAUCE, innovative recipes like SHRIMP WITH CACTUS, & traditional recipes from Old Mexico like CHILES RELLENOS (stuffed chili peppers). The book is divided into Appetizers & Beverages, Breads & Breakfast, Vegetable Side Dishes, Entrees, & Desserts. Each section begins with a fascinating glimpse at the history & culture of the South Texas borderlands, an area about which little has been written & one that has recently begun to attract national attention. The enlightening descriptions in each section are peppered with photographs & attractive graphics that provide a backdrop for the delicious recipes that follow. The book's 80 lb. enamel four-color features a beautiful food laden table against a stone archway that reveals a distant mesquite tree-dotted landscape. Its pages are 60 lb. paper & its binding is a concealed wire. ISBN 1-888594-00-4, Price $19.95. Publisher: Hidalgo County Historical Museum, 121 E. McIntyre, Edinburg, TX 78539. 210-383-6911.
Publisher: Wimmer Cookbooks
ISBN:
Category : Cooking
Languages : en
Pages : 292
Book Description
Tucked away in the southernmost tip of Texas is a region so rich in its heritage & cultural diversity, it could be its own country. This book celebrates the culinary tapestry of that diverse region with sophisticated entrees like DOVES IN SHERRY SAUCE, innovative recipes like SHRIMP WITH CACTUS, & traditional recipes from Old Mexico like CHILES RELLENOS (stuffed chili peppers). The book is divided into Appetizers & Beverages, Breads & Breakfast, Vegetable Side Dishes, Entrees, & Desserts. Each section begins with a fascinating glimpse at the history & culture of the South Texas borderlands, an area about which little has been written & one that has recently begun to attract national attention. The enlightening descriptions in each section are peppered with photographs & attractive graphics that provide a backdrop for the delicious recipes that follow. The book's 80 lb. enamel four-color features a beautiful food laden table against a stone archway that reveals a distant mesquite tree-dotted landscape. Its pages are 60 lb. paper & its binding is a concealed wire. ISBN 1-888594-00-4, Price $19.95. Publisher: Hidalgo County Historical Museum, 121 E. McIntyre, Edinburg, TX 78539. 210-383-6911.
Advancing Democracy
Author: Amilcar Shabazz
Publisher: Univ of North Carolina Press
ISBN: 0807875988
Category : Education
Languages : en
Pages : 318
Book Description
As we approach the fiftieth anniversary of Brown v. Board of Education (1954), it is important to consider the historical struggles that led to this groundbreaking decision. Four years earlier in Texas, the Sweatt v. Painter decision allowed blacks access to the University of Texas's law school for the first time. Amilcar Shabazz shows that the development of black higher education in Texas--which has historically had one of the largest state college and university systems in the South--played a pivotal role in the challenge to Jim Crow education. Shabazz begins with the creation of the Texas University Movement in the 1880s to lobby for equal access to the full range of graduate and professional education through a first-class university for African Americans. He traces the philosophical, legal, and grassroots components of the later campaign to open all Texas colleges and universities to black students, showing the complex range of strategies and the diversity of ideology and methodology on the part of black activists and intellectuals working to promote educational equality. Shabazz credits the efforts of blacks who fought for change by demanding better resources for segregated black colleges in the years before Brown, showing how crucial groundwork for nationwide desegregation was laid in the state of Texas.
Publisher: Univ of North Carolina Press
ISBN: 0807875988
Category : Education
Languages : en
Pages : 318
Book Description
As we approach the fiftieth anniversary of Brown v. Board of Education (1954), it is important to consider the historical struggles that led to this groundbreaking decision. Four years earlier in Texas, the Sweatt v. Painter decision allowed blacks access to the University of Texas's law school for the first time. Amilcar Shabazz shows that the development of black higher education in Texas--which has historically had one of the largest state college and university systems in the South--played a pivotal role in the challenge to Jim Crow education. Shabazz begins with the creation of the Texas University Movement in the 1880s to lobby for equal access to the full range of graduate and professional education through a first-class university for African Americans. He traces the philosophical, legal, and grassroots components of the later campaign to open all Texas colleges and universities to black students, showing the complex range of strategies and the diversity of ideology and methodology on the part of black activists and intellectuals working to promote educational equality. Shabazz credits the efforts of blacks who fought for change by demanding better resources for segregated black colleges in the years before Brown, showing how crucial groundwork for nationwide desegregation was laid in the state of Texas.
Places from the Past
Author: Clare Lise Cavicchi
Publisher: Maryland National Capital Park &
ISBN: 9780971560703
Category : Architecture
Languages : en
Pages : 357
Book Description
Publisher: Maryland National Capital Park &
ISBN: 9780971560703
Category : Architecture
Languages : en
Pages : 357
Book Description
The Alamo Reader
Author: Todd Hansen
Publisher: Stackpole Books
ISBN: 9780811700603
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 876
Book Description
If everyone was killed inside the Alamo, how do we know what happened? This surprisingly simple question was the genesis for Todd Hansen's compendium of source material on the subject, "The Alamo Reader". Utilising obscure and rare sources along with key documents never before published, Hansen carefully balances the accounts against one another, culminating in the definitive resource for Alamo history.
Publisher: Stackpole Books
ISBN: 9780811700603
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 876
Book Description
If everyone was killed inside the Alamo, how do we know what happened? This surprisingly simple question was the genesis for Todd Hansen's compendium of source material on the subject, "The Alamo Reader". Utilising obscure and rare sources along with key documents never before published, Hansen carefully balances the accounts against one another, culminating in the definitive resource for Alamo history.
The Sons of Allen
Author: Rev. Horace Talbert
Publisher: Nyreepress Publishing
ISBN: 9781945304095
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 334
Book Description
Published in 1906 by Rev. Horace Talbert, some fifty years after slavery ended, AME church history comes to life through profiles of 122 men-faithful devotees, or spiritual "sons" of Bishop Richard Allen, founder of the African Methodist Episcopal Church. Founded in 1816, the AME church was the first organized African American denomination in the United States. These sterling portraits of the "sons of Allen," mostly AME pastors, but also leading black men from other areas of industry, awaken the dreamer within... In celebration of the 200th anniversary of the founding of the AME church, the descendants of the author have reissued this remarkable book, which includes a "Sketch" by Rev. Talbert about his beloved alma mater Wilberforce University. This edition also has new material from Talbert's family members: a preface from Mrs. Suesetta Talbert McCree, a granddaughter of Rev. Talbert, believed to be the last surviving member of her generation; and a foreword by Rev. Malcolm Hassan Stephens, an Itinerant Elder of the AME Church and a great-great grandson of Rev. Talbert. The Sons of Allen is excellent primary source material for those interested in AME Church history, African American history, American history and genealogy. All readers will be inspired by the lives these men set forth to live, encouraged by the AME motto: "God our Father, Christ our redeemer, the Holy Spirit our comforter, Humankind our family."
Publisher: Nyreepress Publishing
ISBN: 9781945304095
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 334
Book Description
Published in 1906 by Rev. Horace Talbert, some fifty years after slavery ended, AME church history comes to life through profiles of 122 men-faithful devotees, or spiritual "sons" of Bishop Richard Allen, founder of the African Methodist Episcopal Church. Founded in 1816, the AME church was the first organized African American denomination in the United States. These sterling portraits of the "sons of Allen," mostly AME pastors, but also leading black men from other areas of industry, awaken the dreamer within... In celebration of the 200th anniversary of the founding of the AME church, the descendants of the author have reissued this remarkable book, which includes a "Sketch" by Rev. Talbert about his beloved alma mater Wilberforce University. This edition also has new material from Talbert's family members: a preface from Mrs. Suesetta Talbert McCree, a granddaughter of Rev. Talbert, believed to be the last surviving member of her generation; and a foreword by Rev. Malcolm Hassan Stephens, an Itinerant Elder of the AME Church and a great-great grandson of Rev. Talbert. The Sons of Allen is excellent primary source material for those interested in AME Church history, African American history, American history and genealogy. All readers will be inspired by the lives these men set forth to live, encouraged by the AME motto: "God our Father, Christ our redeemer, the Holy Spirit our comforter, Humankind our family."