African Americans of Houston

by Ronald E Goodwin

Book Overview

Texas is a Southern state, and in many ways, Houston is a typical Southern city. While Houston did not experience the types or degrees of racial violence found in other Southern cities during the Jim Crow era, black Houstonians nonetheless found themselves often relegated to the margins of society. For decades there were two distinct Houstons: one white and the other black. However, Houston's black community created businesses that flourished and...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0738584878
• ISBN13: 9780738584874
• Release Date: July 2013
• Publisher: Arcadia Publishing (SC)
• Length: 128 Pages
• Weight: 0.89 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.4" x 6.6" x 9.2"