03361nam 22006493u 450 991079020950332120230126205012.01-60344-482-3(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 relationsAfrican Americans -- Texas, South -- History.Texas -- Race relations.Texas -- Social conditions.Texas, South -- Race relations.305.896305.8960730764Glasrud Bruce A1492592Wintz Cary D1112854Knight Larry P1573470Howell Kenneth W281035Kosary Rebecca1573471Massey Sara R1573472Wood Rue1573473Sumler-Edmond Janice L915789Borrer Jennifer1573474Byerly Edward1573475Doyle Judith Kaaz1573476Fink Rob1573477Louzon David1573478Goldberg Robert A1573479Passty Jeanette Nyda1573480AU-PeELAU-PeELAU-PeELBOOK9910790209503321African Americans in South Texas History3849229UNINA