The African Texans
by Barr, Alwyn
Immigrants of African descent came to Texas first as free blacks seeking opportunity under the Spanish and Mexican governments then as enslaved people from the deep South then after the Civil War, a new wave of immigration began. Kere, Alwyn Barr considers each era, giving readers a clear sense of the challenges that faced African Texans and the social and cultural contributions they have made to the Lone Star State.
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- Full title :The African Texans.
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Immigrants of African descent came to Texas first as free blacks seeking opportunity under the Spanish and Mexican governments then as enslaved people from the deep South then after the Civil War, a new wave of immigration began. Kere, Alwyn Barr considers each era, giving readers a clear sense of the challenges that faced African Texans and the social and cultural contributions they have made to the Lone Star State.
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- Publication Date:Feb. 2004
Publication Statements
- Publisher(s):TAMU Press [Imprint], Texas A & M University Press
- Place of Publication:College Station
- Language:eng
- Publication Date:Feb. 2004
The Physical Object
- Description:1 online resource (144 pages) : illustrations
Edition Identifiers
- ISBN:9781585443505, 1585443506, 1585443212, 9781585443215, 1603446257, 9781603446259
- oclc:ocn873014854
- LC Classification:E185.93.T4B36 2004
- Dewey Decimal:976.4/00496073
Table of Contents
Illustrations -- Foreword -- Introduction -- Chapter 1 Free African Americans before the Civil War -- Chapter 2 Enslaved African Americans before the Civil War -- Chapter 3 Life after Emancipation -- Chapter 4 From Discrimination to Participation during the Twentieth Century -- Chapter 5 Voting, Desegregation, and Economic Opportunity in the Late Twentieth Century -- Conclusion -- Notes -- Bibliographic Essay -- Index.
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