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First edition. |
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1 online resource (x, 316 pages) : map |
| Physical Medium |
polychrome |
| Description |
text file |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| Contents |
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. |
| Local Note |
eBooks on EBSCOhost EBSCO eBook Subscription Academic Collection - North America |
| Subject |
African Americans -- Civil rights -- Texas -- History.
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African Americans -- Civil rights. |
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Texas. |
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History. |
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African Americans -- Texas -- Biography.
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African Americans. |
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Civil rights -- Texas -- History.
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Civil rights. |
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Slavery -- Texas -- History.
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Slavery. |
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Racism -- Texas -- History.
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Racism. |
| Genre/Form |
Biographies.
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Electronic books.
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History.
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| Subject |
Racism. |
| Genre/Form |
Biographies.
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| Added Author |
Glasrud, Bruce A., editor.
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Liles, Debbie M., editor.
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| Other Form: |
Print version: African Americans in central Texas history. First edition. College Station, Texas : Texas A & M University Press, [2019] 9781623497477 (DLC) 2018057927 (OCoLC)1078885957 |
| ISBN |
9781623497484 (electronic book) |
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1623497485 (electronic book) |
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9781623497477 (hardcover) |
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