African Americans in South Texas History (Perspectives on South Texas, sponsored by Texas A&M University-Kingsville)

The 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 three decades, were chosen for their readability, scholarship, and general interest. Contributors: Jennifer Borrer Edward Byerly Judith Kaaz Doyle Rob Fink Robert A. Goldberg Kenneth Wayne Howell Larry P. Knight Rebecca A. Kosary David Louzon Sarah R. Massey Jeanette Nyda Mendelssohn Passty Janice L. Sumler-Edmond Cary D. Wintz Rue Wood " . . . a valuable addition to the literature chronicling the black experience in the land of the Lone Star. While previous studies have concentrated on regions most reflective of Dixie origins, this collection examines the tri-ethnic area of Texas adjoining Mexico wherein cotton was scarce and cattle plentiful. Glasrud has assembled an excellent group of essays from which readers will learn much."-L. Patrick Hughes, professor of history, Austin Community College Introduction: The African American Experience In South Texas / Bruce A. Glasrud -- Defending The Unnecessary: Slavery In San Antonio In The 1850s / Larry P. Knight -- Just Southwest Of Dixie: Reconstruction In South Texas, 1865-1876 / Kenneth Wayne Howell -- Wantonly Maltreated And Slain, Simply Because They Are Free: Racial Violence During Reconstruction In South Texas / Rebecca A. Kosary -- After Emancipation: Cologne, Texas / Sarah R. Massey -- The Forging Of The African American Community In Corpus Christi, Texas, 1865-1900 / Rue Wood -- Lola And Leon Houck Versus The Southern Pacific Railway Company / Janice L. Sumler-edmond -- The Colored Trainmen Of America: Kingsville Black Labor And The Railroads / Jennifer Borrer -- Divided We Stand: Jim Crow Education In Victoria, Texas, 1901-1966 / Edward Byerly -- Maury Maverick And Racial Politics In San Antonio, Texas, 1938-1941 / Judith Kaaz Doyle -- The Houston Eagles And The End Of The Negro Leagues / Rob Fink -- Corpus Christi's Galvan Ballroom: Music And Multiculturalism In The 1950s / David Louzon -- Racial Change On The Southern Periphery: The Case Of San Antonio, Texas, 1960-1965 / Robert A. Goldberg -- A Pearl Of Great Price: Socio-literary Activism In The Life And Writings Of Olga Samples Davis / Jeanette Nyda Passty -- Blacks In South Texas: Selected Bibliography / Bruce A. Glasrud. Edited By Bruce A. Glasrud ; Foreword By Cary D. Wintz. Includes Bibliographical References And Index.