African Americans in Corpus Christi

by Glasrud, Bruce A.; O'rear, Mary Jo; Scott, Gloria Randle; Venable, Cecilia Gutierrez; Williams, Henry J.

• ISBN13: 9780738585284
• ISBN10: 0738585289
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2012-02-06
• Publisher: Arcadia Pub

Summary

From slavery to freedom, to education, to achievement: these words reflect the goals of African Americans who first came as slaves with the Spanish to this part of the Texas coast. Freed by the Civil War on Juneteenth (June 19, 1865), blacks soon established an active and viable community, a significant part of which was defined by the black churches. Prominent leaders emerged, including Solomon Melvin Coles, H. Boyd Hall, Rufus Avery, and Gloria Randle Scott. Using photographs from individual collections, as well as the Corpus Christi Public Library, Corpus Christi Museum of Science and History, and Texas A&M University Corpus Christi, African Americans in Corpus Christi reveals the history and people of Corpus Christi.

Table of Contents

Acknowledgments	p. 6
Introduction	p. 7
Creating Community: 1852-1925	p. 9
Expanding Opportunities: 1926-1940	p. 25
Challenging Segregation: 1941-1954	p. 53
Asserting Rights: 1955-1974	p. 73
Generating Pride: 1975-1990	p. 91
Clarifying Roles: 1991-2011	p. 109
Bibliography	p. 127
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