Get Free Access for 10 Days!
Handout

Texas State Library and Archives Commission: Forever Free: 19th Century African American Legislators: 1880s Repression

Curated by ACT

This several page article recounts the black legislators in the Texas Congress and their attempts to address many issues affecting the African Americans in the state. Read about the Ku Klux Klan, convict leases, and segregation on railroads

3 Views 0 Downloads
Concepts
segregation
Show More Show Less
Additional Tags
convict leases, violence against blacks, african american legislators, goldstein dupree, knights of the white camellia, ku klux klan, matthew gaines, texas state library and archives commission, white brotherhood, rising segregation
Show More Show Less
Classroom Considerations
  • Knovation Readability Score: 3 (1 low difficulty, 5 high difficulty)