African Americans in central Texas history : from slavery to civil rights /
African Americans in central Texas history : from slavery to civil rights /
edited by Bruce A. Glasrud and Deborah M. Liles.
- First edition.
- College Station, Texas : Texas A and M University Press, (c)2019.
- 1 online resource (x, 316 pages) : map
Includes bibliographies and index.
List of Tables -- Map of Central Texas -- Acknowledgments -- Introduction: Betwixt Old Ways and New Freedoms: African Americans in Central Texas -- Part I. Slavery and Its Aftermath; 1. Livestock and Slavery in North Central Texas: A View from Stephens County; 2. Slavery on the Frontier: The Peculiar Institution in Central Texas; 3. The Transition from Slave Potter to Free Potter: The Wilson Potteries of Guadalupe County; 4. Black Political Power and Criminal Justice: Washington County, 1868-1884; 5. The African American Exodus from Comanche County -- Part II. In Pursuit of Freedom; 6. Black Trail Drivers of Caldwell County; 7. Lincolnville at Moccasin Bend: A Coryell County Freedom Colony; 8. The African American Military Experience in Central Texas, 1863-1900; 9. William Madison McDonald: Business and Fraternal Leader; 10. The "Waco Horror": The Lynching of Jesse Washington -- Part III. Striving for Success and Civil Rights; 11. The Life and Work of Dr. Beadie Eugene Conner: An African American Physician in Jim Crow Texas; 12. Aboard the Wrong Ship in the Right Books: Doris Miller and Historical Accuracy; 13. To Leave or Not to Leave?: The "Boomerang Migration" of Lillian B. Horace (1880-1965); 14. Sepia Record as a Forum for Negotiating Women's Roles; 15. Reluctance versus Reality: The Desegregation of North Texas State College, 1954-1956; 16. Texas Voices: The 1963 Civil Rights March on Austin; Selected Bibliography; Index.
9781623497484
African Americans--Civil rights--History.--Texas
African Americans--Texas--Biography.
Civil rights--History.--Texas
Slavery--History.--Texas
Racism--History.--Texas
Electronic Books.
E185 / .A375 2019
Includes bibliographies and index.
List of Tables -- Map of Central Texas -- Acknowledgments -- Introduction: Betwixt Old Ways and New Freedoms: African Americans in Central Texas -- Part I. Slavery and Its Aftermath; 1. Livestock and Slavery in North Central Texas: A View from Stephens County; 2. Slavery on the Frontier: The Peculiar Institution in Central Texas; 3. The Transition from Slave Potter to Free Potter: The Wilson Potteries of Guadalupe County; 4. Black Political Power and Criminal Justice: Washington County, 1868-1884; 5. The African American Exodus from Comanche County -- Part II. In Pursuit of Freedom; 6. Black Trail Drivers of Caldwell County; 7. Lincolnville at Moccasin Bend: A Coryell County Freedom Colony; 8. The African American Military Experience in Central Texas, 1863-1900; 9. William Madison McDonald: Business and Fraternal Leader; 10. The "Waco Horror": The Lynching of Jesse Washington -- Part III. Striving for Success and Civil Rights; 11. The Life and Work of Dr. Beadie Eugene Conner: An African American Physician in Jim Crow Texas; 12. Aboard the Wrong Ship in the Right Books: Doris Miller and Historical Accuracy; 13. To Leave or Not to Leave?: The "Boomerang Migration" of Lillian B. Horace (1880-1965); 14. Sepia Record as a Forum for Negotiating Women's Roles; 15. Reluctance versus Reality: The Desegregation of North Texas State College, 1954-1956; 16. Texas Voices: The 1963 Civil Rights March on Austin; Selected Bibliography; Index.
9781623497484
African Americans--Civil rights--History.--Texas
African Americans--Texas--Biography.
Civil rights--History.--Texas
Slavery--History.--Texas
Racism--History.--Texas
Electronic Books.
E185 / .A375 2019