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Rosenwald Schools
In 1917, the Rosenwald Fund, established by Sears, Roebuck and Company CEO Julius Rosenwald, provided matching finances to communities who…
Journey through African American culture and heritage in Texas — an experience that includes hardships and triumphs, valor and determination, influence and change.
The story of the African American presence in Texas history follows the familiar script written for every other southern state in the nation: slavery brought most African Americans to the region. By the mid-1800s, slavery played an important role in Texas' economic development and, in fact, enslaved African Americans comprised 30 percent of the state's population by 1860. But freedom for the African American in Texas finally arrived via news from Galveston on June 19, 1865, a day now nationally recognized as Juneteenth.
After secession and during reconstruction, federal intervention was required once again to ensure the protection of civil rights in Texas, ushering in an era that saw African Americans helping the Texas economy recover from the Civil War, serving in the state legislature, and helping to guide the state toward a freer, more democratic society.
Their success was short-lived, however, as segregation established a grip on the state that wouldn't be released for another 60 years. Despite what seemed like impossible odds during this period, African Americans in Texas were able to build communities and businesses, allowing economies and cultures to thrive.
Rosenwald Schools
In 1917, the Rosenwald Fund, established by Sears, Roebuck and Company CEO Julius Rosenwald, provided matching finances to communities who…
Buffalo Soldiers: The Buffalo Warriors
Buffalo Soldiers, a name the Plains Indians gave to the African American cavalry regiments serving the frontier after the Civil…
Civil Rights: Lest We Forget The Struggle
Segregation, the norm in Texas from the end of the Civil War to 1965, ultimately could not withstand the resolve…
Independence Trail Region
722 Moody Galveston, Texas 77550 (409) 766-2329 Website
Tropical Trail Region
6300 Ocean Dr. Corpus Christi, TX 78412 (361) 825-4500 Website
Hill Country Trail Region
1165 Angelina St Austin, TX 78702 (512) 974-4926 Website
Hill Country Trail Region
1004 W 24th St Austin, TX 78705 (512) 220-0953
Forest Trail Region
1 Peter Whetstone Square Marshall, TX 75671 (903) 935-8417 Website
Hill Country Trail Region
Henry G. Madison Log Cabin 2300 Rosewood Avenue Austin, Texas 78702 (512) 974-6700 Website
Hill Country Trail Region
Historic Austin Tours from Preservation Austin 3805 Red River Street Austin, Texas 78751 (512) 474-5198 Website
Pecos Trail Region
300 E. 3rd Street Fort Stockton, TX 79735 (432) 336-2400 Website
Independence Trail Region
3204 Ennis Street Houston, TX 77004 (713) 526-2441 Website
Hill Country Trail Region
Huston-Tillotson University 900 Chicon St. Austin, Texas 78702 (512) 505-3000 Website
Plains Trail Region
618 North Main Street Borger, TX 79008 (806) 273-0130 Website
Hill Country Trail Region
801 E. Cesar E. Chavez Blvd San Antonio, TX 78205 (210) 458-2300 Website
Lakes Trail Region
110 Aiken Street Waxahachie, TX 75165 (972) 937-5167 Website
Lakes Trail Region
2618 Warren Ave. Wheatley Place Historic District Dallas, TX 75215 (214) 670-3687 Website
Hill Country Trail Region
107 King William Street San Antonio , TX 78204 (210) 224-6163 Website
Mountain Trail Region
2000 Texas Ave. El Paso, TX 79901 (915) 217-1135 Website
Hill Country Trail Region
131 N. Guadalupe Street San Marcos, TX 78667 (512) 353-3300 Website
Hill Country Trail Region
2313 Red River St. Austin, TX 78705 (512) 721-0200 Website
Independence Trail Region
10510 FM 524 Brazoria, TX 77422 (979) 798-2202 Website
Mountain Trail Region
3231 Wyoming Avenue El Paso, TX 79903 (915) 566-2407 Website
Hill Country Trail Region
5808 McKinney Falls Parkway Austin, TX 78744 (512) 243-1643 Website
Hill Country Trail Region
593 Peyton Colony Rd. Blanco, TX 78606 (830) 833-4183
Forest Trail Region
219 State Line Avenue Texarkana, TX 75501 (903) 793-4831 Website
Lakes Trail Region
2201 Dottie Lynn Parkway STE 115 Fort Worth, TX 76120 (817) 534-8801 Website
Plains Trail Region
3121 Fourth Street Lubbock, TX 79409 (806) 742-0498 Website
Independence Trail Region
722 Moody Avenue On the Galveston County Courthouse grounds Galveston, TX 77550
Hill Country Trail Region
Oakwood Cemetery 1601 Navasota Street Austin, Texas 78702 (512) 978-2320 Website
Mountain Trail Region
Bldg 5054 Across from Noel Field Fort Bliss, TX 79916 915-568-4518 or 915-588-8482 Website
Pecos Trail Region
U.S. Hwy 90 and Fort Clark Road Fort Clark Springs, TX 78832 (830) 563-2493 Website
Plains Trail Region
Olaughlin Street Mobeetie, TX 79061 (806) 845-2028 Website
Hill Country Trail Region
Olivet Baptist Church 1179 San Bernard St. Austin, Texas 78702 (512) 478-7023 Website
Brazos Trail Region
1108 Walnut Street Bastrop, TX 78602 (512) 303-9033
Hill Country Trail Region
Plummers Cemetery 1204 Springdale Rd. Austin, Texas 78721 (512) 978-2320 Website
Independence Trail Region
FM 1098 Rd & University Dr Prairie View, TX 77445 (936) 261-3311 Website
Independence Trail Region
2521 Holman Street Houston, TX 77004 (713) 526-7662 Website
Lakes Trail Region
Bounded by Eugene, Cooper, Latimer, Kynard and Dildock Streets Dallas, TX 75215 (214) 670-4206 Website
Independence Trail Region
2013 Broadway Galveston, TX 77550 (409) 762-2016 Website
Independence Trail Region
1100 Bagby Street Houston, TX 77002 (713) 655-1912 Website
Independence Trail Region
1304 Andrews Street Houston, TX 77019 (713) 739-0163 Website
Forest Trail Region
1604 10th St. Huntsville, TX 77340 (936) 295-1119 Website