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.
Other images will share information about the early leaders in the community who helped establish educational facilities for "Negroes." Additional images focus on black bus.
The images in this book will tell the stories of the first churches and how they became the center of the community.
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