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After slavery ended in Texas in June 1865, ex-slaves were forced to live in separate enclaves within each of Houston's wards. The voting population of the wards was lower than the population, since women and African-Americans had been forbidden from voting.
African American Library at the Gregory School, located in the Fourth Ward in Houston. The African American population in Houston, Texas, has been a significant part of the city's community since its establishment. [1] The Greater Houston area has the largest population of African Americans in Texas and west of the Mississippi River.
The Fourth Ward lost prominence due to its inability to expand geographically, as other developments hemmed in the area. [1] Mike Snyder of the Houston Chronicle said that local historians traced the earliest signs of decline to 1940, and that it was influenced by many factors, including the opening of Interstate 45 and the construction of Allen Parkway Village, [3] a public housing complex of ...
The Fourth Ward of Houston, Texas is the location of the Freedmen's Town Historic District. See also. United States portal; ... American Slavery: 1619-1877. Macmillan.
Emancipation Park and Emancipation Community Center are located at 3018 Emancipation Ave in the Third Ward area of Houston. [1] It is the oldest park in Houston, [2] and the oldest in Texas. [3] In portions of the Jim Crow period it was the sole public park in the area available to African-Americans. [4]
Olivewood Cemetery, in Houston, Texas, lies near a bend in White Oak Bayou, along the rail line to Chaney Junction, where the First and Sixth wards meet just northwest of downtown. The 6-acre (24,000 m 2) cemetery is an historic resting place for many freed slaves and some of Houston's earliest black residents.
Jack Yates House (Sam Houston Park, Houston) John Henry "Jack" Yates (July 11, 1828 – December 22, 1897) was an American freedman, minister, and community leader. Born enslaved in Gloucester County, Virginia , on July 11, 1828, Yates was taught to read at an early age by his enslaver's child.
Fourth Ward, Houston (8 P) T. Third Ward, Houston (1 C, 20 P) Pages in category "Wards of Houston" This category contains only the following page.