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Black Texans: A History of African Americans in Texas, 1528–1995 Paperback – September 15, 1996
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Print length304 pages
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LanguageEnglish
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PublisherUniversity of Oklahoma Press
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Publication dateSeptember 15, 1996
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Dimensions5.5 x 0.7 x 8.5 inches
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ISBN-10080612878X
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ISBN-13978-0806128788
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Black Texans is the history of African Americans in Texas from 1528 to 1995. those dates mean that Blacks have lived in Texas for more than 400 years - longer than in any other region of the United States. Black Texans examines the periods of exploration and colonization, slavery, Reconstruction, the struggle to retain the freedoms gained, the 20th century urban experience, and the modern civil rights movement. Alwyn Bar covers each of these periods in terms of their politics, violence, and legal status; labor and economic status; education; and social life. Black Texans includes the history of the buffalo soldiers and the cowboys on Texas cattle drives, along with the achievements of notable African-American individuals in Texas history from Estevan the explorer through state senator Barbara Jordan. Black Texans is a "must" for all Black Studies and Western American History collections. -- Midwest Book Review
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African Americans have lived in Texas for more than four hundred years - longer than in any other region of the United States. Beginning with the arrival of the first African American in 1528, Alwyn Barr, in Black Texans, examines the African American experience in Texas during the periods of exploration and colonization, slavery, Reconstruction, the struggle to retain the freedoms gained, the twentieth-century urban experience, and the modern civil rights movement. Barr discusses each period of African-American history in terms of politics, violence, and legal status; labor and economic status; education; and social life. Black Texans includes the history of the buffalo soldiers and the cowboys on Texas cattle drives, along with the achievements of notable African-American individuals in Texas history, from Estevan the explorer through legislator Norris Wright Cuney and boxer Jack Johnson to state senator Barbara Jordan. Barr carries the story up to the present day in this second edition, which includes a new preface, a new chapter on the years 1970-95, and a revised index.
About the Author
Alwyn Barr is Professor of History at Texas Tech University and the author of Reconstruction to Reform: Texas Politic, 1876-1906 and Texas in Revolt: The Battle for San Antonio, 1835.
Product details
- Publisher : University of Oklahoma Press; Second edition (September 15, 1996)
- Language : English
- Paperback : 304 pages
- ISBN-10 : 080612878X
- ISBN-13 : 978-0806128788
- Item Weight : 14.7 ounces
- Dimensions : 5.5 x 0.7 x 8.5 inches
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I had been doing some research on a relative and I thought I would gain some insight on what life was like during that time peri
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This book was very informative but it did not have the information that I wanted. I had been doing some research on a relative and I thought I would gain some insight on what life was like during that time period. The book was in excellent condition and I did receive it within a reasonable amount of time.
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In an age where history is being "forgotten" or under-taught this is a good read
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Awesome re-read, everyone from Texas should have this book. If you want to do about all cultures in Texas history.
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Reviewed in the United States on May 31, 2013
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A great overview of Blacks in Texas. A great supplement to a textbook study and historical overview. I do wish the book was longer.
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Great historical information!
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love this book can't way to see what's next..
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Didn't know what to expect. It was OK.
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