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Eddie Bolden made it her mission in life to help her neighbors in Corpus Christis Black community, with social clubs, community centers and more.

These three Texas women fought for womens suffrage both before and after the passage of the 19th Amendment in 1920.

These three Texas women fought for womens suffrage both before and after the passage of the 19th Amendment in 1920.

Moore Community Center not only hosted a preschool for the predominantly Black neighborhood, but hosted dances and well-child clinics for decades.

Moore Community Center not only hosted a preschool for the predominantly Black neighborhood, but hosted dances and well-child clinics for decades.

The Littles-Martin House in Corpus Christis Heritage Park was the home of Hattie Moore Littles and her daughter Mary Belle Martin.

The Littles-Martin House in Corpus Christis Heritage Park was the home of Hattie Moore Littles and her daughter Mary Belle Martin.

Solomon Coles arrived in Corpus Christi in 1877 to lead the Freedom Congregational Church and established the first school for Black children.

Dr. H. Boyd Hall grew up at a time of peak racial segregation, and devoted his life to fighting for civil rights in Corpus Christi.

When newlywed Bernice Leonard arrived in Corpus Christi in 1940 for her husbands new job, she had no idea that her life would soon include a large number of children. Within two years she was the director of the first licensed day care in the city. Carlyle Leonard accepted the position of the manager of the new D.N. Leathers Housing Center, and Bernice began assisting her husband by helping conduct home visits to see which families would be eligible to move in. What she discovered was a rampan...