| Description |
1 online resource (xii, 353 pages) |
| Series |
Perspectives on south Texas |
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Perspectives on south Texas.
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| Contents |
Introduction : the African American experience in South Texas / Bruce A. Glasrud -- Defending the unnecessary : slavery in San Antonio in the 1850s / Larry P. Knight -- Just southwest of Dixie : Reconstruction in South Texas, 1865-1876 / Kenneth Wayne Howell -- "Wantonly maltreated and slain, simply because they are free" : racial violence during reconstruction in South Texas / Rebecca A. Kosary -- After emancipation : Cologne, Texas / Sarah R. Massey -- The forging of the African American community in Corpus Christi, Texas, 1865-1900 / Rue Wood -- Lola and Leon Houck versus the Southern Pacific Railway Company / Janice L. Sumler-Edmond -- The colored trainmen of America: Kingsville black labor and the railroads / Jennifer Borrer -- Divided we stand : Jim Crow education in Victoria, Texas, 1901-1966 / Edward Byerly -- Maury Maverick and racial politics in San Antonio, Texas, 1938-1941 / Judith Kaaz Doyle -- The Houston Eagles and the end of the Negro leagues / Rob Fink -- Corpus Christi's Galvan Ballroom : music and multiculturalism in the 1950s / David Louzon -- Racial change on the southern periphery : the case of San Antonio, Texas, 1960-1965 / Robert A. Goldberg -- "A pearl of great price" : socio-literary activism in the life and writings of Olga Samples Davis / Jeanette Nyda Passty -- Blacks in South Texas : selected bibliography / Bruce A. Glasrud |
| Summary |
The history of South Texas is more racially and ethnically complex than many people realize. As a border area, South Texas has experienced some especially interesting forms of racial and ethnic intersection, influenced by the relatively small number of blacks (especially in certain counties), the function and importance of the South Texas cattle trade, proximity to Mexico, and the history of anti-black violence. The essays in African Americans in South Texas History give insight into this fascinating history. The articles in this volume, written over a span of almost th |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index |
| Notes |
Print version record |
| Subject |
African Americans -- Texas, South -- History
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SOCIAL SCIENCE -- Ethnic Studies -- African American Studies.
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African Americans
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Race relations
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| SUBJECT |
Texas, South -- Race relations
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| Subject |
South Texas
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| Genre/Form |
Electronic books
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History
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| Form |
Electronic book
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| Author |
Glasrud, Bruce A.
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Wintz, Cary D., 1943-
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| ISBN |
9781603444828 |
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1603444823 |
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9781603444880 |
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1603444882 |
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1603442286 |
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9781603442282 |
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1603442294 |
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9781603442299 |
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