LEADER 03480nam 22007093u 450 001 9910816729303321 005 20240313154106.0 010 $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 135 $aurcnu|||||||| 181 $ctxt$2rdacontent 182 $cc$2rdamedia 183 $acr$2rdacarrier 200 10$aAfrican Americans in South Texas History 205 $a1st ed. 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 $aTexas, South -- Race relations 615 4$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$01636095 701 $aWintz$b Cary D$01112854 701 $aKnight$b Larry P$01695864 701 $aHowell$b Kenneth W$0281035 701 $aKosary$b Rebecca$01695865 701 $aMassey$b Sara R$01695866 701 $aWood$b Rue$01695867 701 $aSumler-Edmond$b Janice L$0915789 701 $aBorrer$b Jennifer$01695868 701 $aByerly$b Edward$01695869 701 $aDoyle$b Judith Kaaz$01695870 701 $aFink$b Rob$01695871 701 $aLouzon$b David$01695872 701 $aGoldberg$b Robert A$01695873 701 $aPassty$b Jeanette Nyda$01695874 801 0$bAU-PeEL 801 1$bAU-PeEL 801 2$bAU-PeEL 906 $aBOOK 912 $a9910816729303321 996 $aAfrican Americans in South Texas History$94075413 997 $aUNINA