The African American Experience in Texas collects for the first time the finest historical research and writing on African Americans in Texas. Covering the time period between 1820 and the late 1970s, the selections highlight the significant role that black Texans played in the development of the state. Topics of this title include politics, slavery, religion, military experience, segregation and discrimination, civil rights, women, education, and recreation. This anthology provides new insights into a previously neglected part of American history and is essential reading for anyone interested in the history of black Texans.
Urban Slavery in the Southwest Human Property: The Black Slave in Harrison County, 1850-1860 Emancipation and the Black Family: A Case Study in Texas In Search of the Black Cowboy in Texas Black Urban Churches on the Southern Frontier, 1865-1900 William R. Shafter: Commanding Black Troops in West Texas John B. Rayner: A Study in Black Populist Leadership The El Paso Racial Crisis of 1900 The ""Waco Horror"": The Lynching of Jesse Washington Black Labor, the Black Middle Class, and Organized Protest along the Upper Texas Gulf Coast, 1883-1945 Semi-Professional African American Baseball in Texas before the Great Depression Black Culture in Urban Texas: A Lone Star Renaissance The Rise of the NAACP in Texas The Elusive Ballot: The Black Struggle against the Texas Democratic White Primary, 1932-1945 Black Houstonians and the ""Separate but Equal"" Doctrine: Carter W. Wesley versus Lulu B. White Direct Action at the University of Texas During the Civil Rights Movement, 1960-1965 The Texas Negro Peace Officers' Association: The Origins of Black Police Unionism
