Austin's Rosewood Neighborhood

by Gilberto C. Rivera, Jane H. Rivera, Gilberto Cortez Rivera

Book Overview

Rosewood is a historically African American neighborhood on the east side of Austin. It takes its name from Rosewood Avenue, which runs through the heart of the area. Rosewood was first settled by Europeans in the late 19th century, and beginning in the 1910s, the City of Austin adopted as official policy the goal of segregating African Americans in East Austin. Rosewood has been the official home of Austin's Juneteenth, or Emancipation Day, celebration...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0738595977
• ISBN13: 9780738595979
• Release Date: October 2012
• Publisher: Arcadia Publishing (SC)
• Length: 128 Pages
• Weight: 0.70 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.4" x 6.4" x 9.1"