03382nam 22006613u 450 991046148500332120210113114526.01-60344-482-3(CKB)2670000000149949(EBL)1132626(OCoLC)829459949(MiAaPQ)EBC1132626(EXLCZ)99267000000014994920130418d2011|||| u|| |engAfrican Americans in South Texas History[electronic resource]College Station Texas A&M University Press20111 online resource (373 p.)Perspectives on South Texas, sponsored by Texas A&M University-KingsvilleDescription based upon print version of record.1-60344-229-4 Contents; Foreword; Acknowledgments; Introduction; Defending the Unnecessary; Just Southwest of Dixie; "Wantonly Maltreated and Slain,Simply Because They Are Free"; After Emancipation; The Forging of the African American Community in Corpus Christi, Texas,1865-1900; Lola and Leon Houck versus the Southern Pacific Railway Company; The Colored Trainmen of America; Divided We Stand; Maury Maverick and Racial Politics in San Antonio, Texas, 1938-1941; The Houston Eagles and the End of the Negro Leagues; Corpus Christi's Galvan Ballroom; Racial Change on the Southern Periphery"A Pearl of Great Price"Blacks in South Texas; Contributors; Permissions; IndexThe history of South Texas is more racially and ethnically complex than many people realize. As a border area, South Texas has experienced some especially interesting forms of racial and ethnic intersection, influenced by the relatively small number of blacks (especially in certain counties), the function and importance of the South Texas cattle trade, proximity to Mexico, and the history of anti-black violence. The essays in African Americans in South Texas History give insight into this fascinating history.The articles in this volume, written over a span of almost thPerspectives on south Texas.African Americans -- Texas, South -- HistoryTexas -- Race relationsTexas -- Social conditionsTexas, South -- Race relationsElectronic books.African Americans -- Texas, South -- History.Texas -- Race relations.Texas -- Social conditions.Texas, South -- Race relations.305.896305.8960730764Glasrud Bruce A865808Wintz Cary D991207Knight Larry P991208Howell Kenneth W281035Kosary Rebecca991209Massey Sara R991210Wood Rue991211Sumler-Edmond Janice L915789Borrer Jennifer991212Byerly Edward991213Doyle Judith Kaaz991214Fink Rob991215Louzon David991216Goldberg Robert A991217Passty Jeanette Nyda991218AU-PeELAU-PeELAU-PeELBOOK9910461485003321African Americans in South Texas History2268245UNINA