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African American Library at the Gregory School, located in the Fourth Ward in Houston. The African American population in Houston, Texas, has been a significant part of the city's community since its establishment. [1] The Greater Houston area has the largest population of African Americans in Texas and west of the Mississippi River.
This is a list of African-American activists [1] covering various areas of activism, but primarily focused on those African-Americans who historically and currently have been fighting racism and racial injustice against African-Americans.
Obama became the first Black president in American history after winning the 2008 election race against John McCain. While in office, he earned a Nobel Peace Prize, worked to limit climate change ...
African American Texans or Black Texans are residents of the state of Texas who are of African ancestry and people that have origins as African-American slaves. African Americans formed a unique ethnic identity in Texas while facing the problems of societal and institutional discrimination as well as colorism for many years.
Lulu (or Lula) Belle Madison White (August 31, 1900 [1] – July 6, 1957) was a teacher and civil rights activist in Texas during the 1940s and 1950s. [2] In 1939, White was named as the president of the Houston chapter of the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People (NAACP) before becoming executive secretary of the branch in 1943. [3]
Rosa Parks. Ketanji Brown Jackson.Ida B. Wells. Kamala Harris. They're just a few of many Black women in history whose names represent a legacy of unparalleled achievement.. These women, along ...
Pages in category "African-American history in Houston" The following 25 pages are in this category, out of 25 total. This list may not reflect recent changes .
Leland was born in Lubbock, Texas to Alice and George Thomas Leland, II. At a very early age, the Lelands moved to Houston's Fifth Ward neighborhood. Growing up in a predominantly African American neighborhood, Leland attended Wheatley High School in Houston, Texas, [1] where he ranked in the top ten percent of his class when he graduated from Wheatley in 1964.