Eddie Durham was a pivotal composer, arranger, and trombonist of the Swing Era. He was born in San Marcos, Texas in 1906. The short documentary below is provided by the Center for Texas Music History at Texas State University in San Marcos, Texas.

This fascinating footage of Dallas City Councilwoman and civil rights activist, Juanita J. Craft is provided courtesy of the G. William Jones Film & Video Collection at Southern Methodist University in Dallas. It is being used for educational purposes.

The 2006 movie, Glory Road, tells the story of how the 1966 Texas Western coach Don Haskins led the first all-Black starting line-up for a college basketball team to the NCAA national championship.

Learn how Stubblefield's grandsons are continuing his barbecue and music legacy in Austin from its humble Lubbock beginnings.

The Black Seminole cultural identity developed following the Emancipation Proclamation, as freedmen sought new lives and opportunities in Seminole Indian communities in Florida and South Carolina. Black Seminoles first came to Brackettville while stationed at Fort Clark as cavalry soldiers in the U.S. Army. Today, Black Seminole Scout descendants continue to live in Brackettville and maintain the cultural legacy of their ancestors in a variety of forms, including cooking, dress, spirituality, and language.