Author: Jeri MillsPublisher: Arcadia Publishing
ISBN: 1439648786
Category : Social Science
Languages : en
Pages : 128
Book Description
Typical of most communities after the Civil War, Nacogdochess 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.