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People from the Rust Belt states moved into Houston, at a rate of over 1,000 a week, mostly from Michigan, and are still moving to Houston to this day. The city made changes in higher education. The Houston Community College system was established in 1972 by HISD.
Lulu (or Lula) Belle Madison White (August 31, 1907 [citation needed] – July 6, 1957) was a teacher and civil rights activist in Texas during the 1940s and 1950s. [1] In 1939, White was named as the president of the Houston chapter of the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People (NAACP) before becoming executive secretary of the branch in 1943. [2]
The Journal of Southern History, 1 February 2003, Vol.69(1), pp. 228–228. Available at JSTOR. Rosales, Rodolfo (University of Texas at San Antonio). "Brown, Not White: School Integration and the Chicano Movement in Houston" (Book Review). Journal of American Ethnic History, 1 October 2002, Vol.22(1), pp. 86
White Southerners, are White Americans from the Southern United States, originating from the various waves of Northwestern European immigration to the region beginning in the 17th century. [2] A significant motivator in the creation of a unified white Southern identity was white supremacism .
The District is home to Houston's early history and industry and is the site of Harrisburg, the seat of government for the Republic of Texas in 1836. [1] East End Houston consists of many different ethnic groups, including Hispanic, Asian, White, and African American.
African American Library at the Gregory School is a branch of the Houston Public Library (HPL) in the Fourth Ward, Houston. [1] The library preserves historical information about the African American community in Houston and the surrounding regions. [2] It is the city's first library to focus on African American history and culture. [3]
Originally Brentwood was a White community, settled in the 1960s. Claudia Kolker of the Houston Press said that the first generation of settlers, who were White, as well as the second and third, who were Black, came for the "small-town quality." [4] By the mid-1970s the community was changing into an African-American neighborhood. Kolker said ...
The Fifth Ward, nicknamed the Nickel, is a community of Houston, Texas, United States, derived from a historical political district , [1] about 2 miles (3.2 km) [2] northeast of Downtown. Its boundaries are Buffalo Bayou on the south, Little White Oak Bayou on the west, Collingsworth Rd on the north, and Lockwood Drive on the east. [1]