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The first East Texas Black Heritage Festival was organized by several individuals and conducted in Alto Saturday. The event featured a parade, food, vendors, music and a history corner.
Zora Neale Hurston’s hometown of Eatonville, Florida, was one of the first all-black municipalities incorporated in the U.S.
Zora Neale Hurston’s hometown of Eatonville, Florida, was one of the first all-black municipalities incorporated in the U.S.
Descendants of Bastrop’s freedom colonies have captured parts of their passed loved ones in their own memory jugs.
The National Park Service has added eight sites to the Reconstruction Era National Historic Network, which connects sites that provide education, interpretation and research related to the period of Reconstruction. The Reconstruction Era (1861-1900) is one of the most fascinating and misunderstood periods in American History and includes stories of freedom, education and