African Americans in Nacogdoches County

Typical of most communities after the Civil War, Nacogdoches's African Americans had to repurpose their lives by building their own communities while they carved a life of survival first and progress second. The images in this book will tell the stories of the first churches and how they became the center of the community. Other images will share information about the early leaders in the community who helped establish educational facilities for "Negroes." Additional images focus on black businesses, and a final set of images will discuss the emerging black middle class and others who played significant roles in Nacogdoches history. Readers of this book will go on a journey, through images, that highlights residents' pains of struggles and gains of triumph.

Author: Jeri Mills

Publisher: Arcadia Publishing Library Editions

Publication Date: Dec 08, 2014

Number of Pages: 130 pages

Binding: Hardback or Cased Book

ISBN-10: 153167674X

ISBN-13: 9781531676742