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During the Great Depression in Alabama, a communist-led agricultural based organization was built in defiance of racial terror and the massive dislocation of millions African American History Month Series No. 6 Several years prior to the formation of the Southern Tenant Farmers Union (STFU) in 1934, a series of events…
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Ann Criswell and the birth of the Houston rodeo cook-off FacebookTwitterEmail Chronicle Food Editor Ann Criswell at the inaugural rodeo cook-off in 1974 said that the barbecue was all right, considering that men had cooked it.Nance Redding / Houston Chronicle For many Houstonians, the World’s Championship Bar-B-Que Contest at the Houston Livestock Show and Rodeo (aka cook-off) has been part of our early spring calendars for as long as we can remember. The rodeo and livestock show debuted in 1932, but the first cook-off occurred in 1974. The beginnings were humble; only 17 teams participated...