LEADER 03382nam 22006613u 450 001 9910461485003321 005 20210113114526.0 010 $a1-60344-482-3 035 $a(CKB)2670000000149949 035 $a(EBL)1132626 035 $a(OCoLC)829459949 035 $a(MiAaPQ)EBC1132626 035 $a(EXLCZ)992670000000149949 100 $a20130418d2011|||| u|| | 101 0 $aeng 200 10$aAfrican Americans in South Texas History$b[electronic resource] 210 $aCollege Station $cTexas A&M University Press$d2011 215 $a1 online resource (373 p.) 225 1 $aPerspectives on South Texas, sponsored by Texas A&M University-Kingsville 300 $aDescription based upon print version of record. 311 $a1-60344-229-4 327 $aContents; 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 327 $a"A Pearl of Great Price"Blacks in South Texas; Contributors; Permissions; Index 330 $aThe history of South Texas is more racially and ethnically complex than many people realize. As a border area, South Texas has experienced some especially interesting forms of racial and ethnic intersection, influenced by the relatively small number of blacks (especially in certain counties), the function and importance of the South Texas cattle trade, proximity to Mexico, and the history of anti-black violence. The essays in African Americans in South Texas History give insight into this fascinating history.The articles in this volume, written over a span of almost th 410 0$aPerspectives on south Texas. 606 $aAfrican Americans -- Texas, South -- History 606 $aTexas -- Race relations 606 $aTexas -- Social conditions 606 $aTexas, South -- Race relations 608 $aElectronic books. 615 4$aAfrican Americans -- Texas, South -- History. 615 4$aTexas -- Race relations. 615 4$aTexas -- Social conditions. 615 4$aTexas, South -- Race relations. 676 $a305.896 676 $a305.8960730764 700 $aGlasrud$b Bruce A$0865808 701 $aWintz$b Cary D$0991207 701 $aKnight$b Larry P$0991208 701 $aHowell$b Kenneth W$0281035 701 $aKosary$b Rebecca$0991209 701 $aMassey$b Sara R$0991210 701 $aWood$b Rue$0991211 701 $aSumler-Edmond$b Janice L$0915789 701 $aBorrer$b Jennifer$0991212 701 $aByerly$b Edward$0991213 701 $aDoyle$b Judith Kaaz$0991214 701 $aFink$b Rob$0991215 701 $aLouzon$b David$0991216 701 $aGoldberg$b Robert A$0991217 701 $aPassty$b Jeanette Nyda$0991218 801 0$bAU-PeEL 801 1$bAU-PeEL 801 2$bAU-PeEL 906 $aBOOK 912 $a9910461485003321 996 $aAfrican Americans in South Texas History$92268245 997 $aUNINA