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Antioch Missionary Baptist Church. When Houston was founded in 1836, an African-American community had already begun to be established. [1] In 1860, 99% of the city's African American population was enslaved; [3] there were eight free blacks and 1,060 slaves. [1]
In 2020, its Black and African American population constituted 22.1% of the population. [6] Thousands of enslaved African Americans lived near the city before the American Civil War. Many of them worked on sugar and cotton plantations. Slaves held in the city primarily worked in domestic household and artisan jobs.
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 .
The following is a list of the 100 largest metropolitan areas in the United States with large African American populations. As a result of slavery, more than half of African Americans live in the South. [1] The data is sourced from the 2010 and 2020 United States Censuses.
African Americans form 24 percent of both the cities of Dallas and Houston, 19% of Fort Worth, 8.1 percent of Austin, and 7.5 percent of San Antonio. [2] The African American population in Texas is increasing due to the New Great Migration .
African American Library at the Gregory School. The Houston Public Library operates the African American Library at the Gregory School. [68] The library preserves historical information about the African-American community in Houston. [69] It is the city's first library to focus on African-American history and culture. [70]
The ward became the center of Houston's African-American community. Third Ward is nicknamed "The Tre". [1] [2] Robert D. Bullard, a sociologist teaching at Texas Southern University, stated that Third Ward is "the city's most diverse black neighborhood and a microcosm of the larger black Houston community." [3]
This list of African American Historic Places in Texas is based on a book by the National Park Service, The Preservation Press, the National Trust for Historic Preservation, and the National Conference of State Historic Preservation Officers. [1]