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And grace will lead me home : African American freedmen communities of Austin, Texas, 1865-1928
- Title
- And grace will lead me home : African American freedmen communities of Austin, Texas, 1865-1928 / Michelle M. Mears.
- Author
- Mears, Michelle M.
- Publication
- Lubbock, Tex. : Texas Tech University Press, c2009.
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Details
- Description
- x, 233 p. : ill., maps; 24 cm.
- Summary
- "Focuses on the history of black freedmen communities in Austin, Texas, from 1865 to 1928. After emancipation at least fifteen freedmen communities formed in Austin and nearby rural settlements, disappearing by 1928. Covers the births and deaths of these communities; also describes the lives of those who lived there"--Provided by publisher.
- Subject
- Freed persons > Texas > Austin > History > 19th century
- African American neighborhoods > Texas > Austin > History > 19th century
- Freed persons > Texas > Austin > History > 20th century
- African American neighborhoods > Texas > Austin > History > 20th century
- Austin (Tex.) > Race relations > History > 19th century
- Austin (Tex.) > Race relations > History > 20th century
- Bibliography (note)
- Includes bibliographical references and index.
- Contents
- The birth of Austin's urban freedmen communities -- Rural freedmen settlements near Austin -- The essentials of life in Austin's freedmen communities -- Freedmen culture and the amenities of life -- The demise of Austin's freedmen communities.
- Call Number
- Sc E 09-961
- ISBN
- 9780896726543 (hardcover : alk. paper)
- 0896726541 (hardcover : alk. paper)
- LCCN
- 2009001838
- OCLC
- 299281429
- Author
- Mears, Michelle M.
- Title
- And grace will lead me home : African American freedmen communities of Austin, Texas, 1865-1928 / Michelle M. Mears.
- Imprint
- Lubbock, Tex. : Texas Tech University Press, c2009.
- Bibliography
- Includes bibliographical references and index.
- Research Call Number
- Sc E 09-961